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Plasteline model for Motion in Nature.jpg
Fredericks designed these reliefs for the Ohio Bureau of Employment and Ohio Department of Transportation in Columbus, Ohio.

The architect of the building, Frederick H. Hobbs, Jr. described the project in this manner:

“The Director of…

Plasteline model for Modern Trains for The Romance of Transportation.jpg
The 44-foot long relief mural was originally located at the Fort Street Union Depot in Detroit, Michigan. All three reliefs have since been relocated to the B. & O. Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

When Fredericks first started designing…

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Plasteline model for one of the sixteen fiberglass polyester resin laminate reliefs for the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan depicting industries related to the manufacture of automobiles.

The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from…

Plasteline model for Mercury.jpg
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of the dead to the underworld. In time he also became the Roman god of commerce and merchants. His attributes were…

Item #1768.jpg
Plasteline model for one of the sixteen fiberglass polyester resin laminate reliefs for the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan depicting industries related to the manufacture of automobiles.

The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from…

Item #1767.jpg
Plasteline model for one of the sixteen fiberglass polyester resin laminate reliefs for the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan depicting industries related to the manufacture of automobiles.

The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from…

Plasteline model for Industry and Other Employment Activities in the studio.jpg
Fredericks designed these reliefs for the Ohio Bureau of Employment and Ohio Department of Transportation in Columbus, Ohio.

The architect of the building, Frederick H. Hobbs, Jr. described the project in this manner:

“The Director of…

Plasteline model for Industry and Other Employment Activities.tif
Fredericks designed these reliefs for the Ohio Bureau of Employment and Ohio Department of Transportation in Columbus, Ohio.

The architect of the building, Frederick H. Hobbs, Jr. described the project in this manner:

“The Director of…

Plasteline model for Indians of the Ohio River Valley for the Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University.jpg
The full-scale plasteline model for one of six reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.

The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.

Plasteline model for Indian and Wild Swans in Fredericks' studio.tif
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…
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