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"Alden B. Dow Portrait Relief"

Alden Dow was born in Midland, Michigan in 1904. Early in his life Alden Dow developed an interest in design. Following the custom of the day, Dow attended the University of Michigan to study engineering in preparation to enter his fatherâ€™s…

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Plaster model for "Mankind and Primates (The Family of Man)" in studio

The aluminum relief is located in the Holden Amphitheater and Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute.

Note: The building was replaced by a new primate center in the 1980s

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Plaster model for "David Mathias Dennison Portrait Relief"

Plaster model for portrait plaque of David Mathias Dennison, physicist and teacher. The bronze of which is located in the David M. Dennison Building at the University of Michigan.

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"Edwin Denby and Edwin Denby Jr. Portrait Plaque"

Plaster model for "Edwin Denby and Edwin Denby Jr. Portrait Plaque". The bronze plaque hangs in Denby Technical Preparatory High School in Detroit, Michigan.

Inscription reads: Edwin Denby 1870-1929 Edwin Denby Jr. 1912-1942 United in Service for…

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