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Sketches for 1939 National Products Competition
Graphite on paper
8.5" x 11.25"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series consisted of 12…
8.5" x 11.25"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series consisted of 12…
Sketches for "Youth in the Hands of God"
Graphite on tracing paper
9" x 10"
The façade of the New Dallas Public Library contained an 880-pound, 20 foot high aluminum sculpture by Marshall Fredericks entitled "Youth in the Hands of God." Symbolizing "the hands of God supporting youth…
9" x 10"
The façade of the New Dallas Public Library contained an 880-pound, 20 foot high aluminum sculpture by Marshall Fredericks entitled "Youth in the Hands of God." Symbolizing "the hands of God supporting youth…
Sketches for "Youth in the Hands of God"
Graphite on tracing paper
6.25" x 8.5"
The façade of the New Dallas Public Library contained an 880-pound, 20 foot high aluminum sculpture by Marshall Fredericks entitled "Youth in the Hands of God." Symbolizing "the hands of God supporting…
6.25" x 8.5"
The façade of the New Dallas Public Library contained an 880-pound, 20 foot high aluminum sculpture by Marshall Fredericks entitled "Youth in the Hands of God." Symbolizing "the hands of God supporting…
Sketches for "Young Knight"
Ink on tracing paper
8.75" x 5.25"
1949, German silver, 30 x 16 1/2 inches, part of War Memorial at Ottawa Hills School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
8.75" x 5.25"
1949, German silver, 30 x 16 1/2 inches, part of War Memorial at Ottawa Hills School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Sketches for "Young Knight"
Ink on steno pad paper
6" x 9"
1949, German silver, 30 x 16 1/2 inches, part of War Memorial at Ottawa Hills School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
6" x 9"
1949, German silver, 30 x 16 1/2 inches, part of War Memorial at Ottawa Hills School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Sketches for "Wings of the Morning" for Brookgreen Gardens
Graphite on tracing paper
10.5" x 12"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of…
10.5" x 12"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of…
Sketches for "Wings of the Morning" for Brookgreen Gardens
Graphite on tracing paper
11" x 13.75"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of…
11" x 13.75"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of…
Sketches for "Wings of the Morning" for Brookgreen Gardens
Graphite on tracing paper
11" x 13.75"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of…
11" x 13.75"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of…
Sketches for "Wings of the Morning"
Graphite and ink on typing paper
8.5" x 11"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the…
8.5" x 11"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the…
Sketches for "Victory Eagle (American Eagle)" medallion for Veterans Memorial Building
Ink on tracing paper
13" x 9"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed in front of the…
13" x 9"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed in front of the…