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Charcoal, graphite and ink on tracing paper
4.5" x 3"

Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief…

Graphite on tracing paper
10.25" x 7"

Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was placed…

Graphite and ink on perforated sketchbook paper
7" x 5"

Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone…

Graphite and ink on sketchbook paper
5" x 2"

Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was…

Graphite on steno pad paper
6" x 9"

Possibly unrealized.

Graphite on paper
5" x 8"

Unidentified sketches, possibly for "Flying Pterodactyls" and "The Friendly Dragon". Sketches may be early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute.

Graphite on tracing paper
8.5" x 11"

“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not…

Pencil and ink on steno pad paper
8.75" x 5.5"

“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and…

Pencil on yellow drawing paper
8.25" x 5.25"

Fredericks created the thirty-inch tall The Saints and Sinners in 1939 while at Cranbrook.

These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to…