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Three piece plaster mould, inner surface shellacked, outside reinforced with iron rod and burlap. "Swan Head" written in red on mold. The mold is held together with plastic zip ties.

Swan neck section for Indian and Wild Swan. The mold is in two halves bound together with wire. "Swan Neck" is written on red on the outside of the mold.

Swan neck for Indian and Wild Swan. The two mold halves are tied together with twine. "Swan Neck" is written in red on the mold.

Neck mold from Indian and Wild Swan. The two mold halves are bound with wire. "Swan Neck" is written on the mold in red.

Plaster head of swan for Indian and Wild Swan. There is no neck attached to this, just the head.

Ugly Duckling, armature, 1960
Metal and wood

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the…

Wings of the Morning, 1975
broach
Silver

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.048

Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…

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 the morning. The upward flowing contours…

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 the morning. The upward flowing contours…