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Marshall Fredericks poses with a plasteline model of "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit" in his Royal Oak studio
Located on the northwest corner of Normandy and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan, the building served as Fredericks' studio for over 50 years.
Marshall Fredericks poses with "The Thinker" at MillesgaÌŠrden
Fredericks created this sculpture at the request of George Gough Booth, the founder of Cranbrook Educational Community, who wanted a “Thinker†for the steps of the Cranbrook Art Museum similar to Auguste Rodin’s renowned Thinker, a cast of…
Marshall Fredericks poses with "The Spirit of Detroit" at the City-County Building
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…
Marshall Fredericks poses with "The Lion and Mouse" at Eastland Center
This sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of “The Lion and the Mouse.†Fredericks’ rendition depicts the end of the story in which the tiny mouse returns the king of the jungle’s kindness by saving him from a hunter’s…
Marshall Fredericks poses with "The Lion and Mouse"
This sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of “The Lion and the Mouse.†Fredericks’ rendition depicts the end of the story in which the tiny mouse returns the king of the jungle’s kindness by saving him from a hunter’s…
Marshall Fredericks poses with "The Boy and Bear" whlile being surrounded by a camera crew at Northland Center
"The Boy and Bear" at Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, Michigan. Designed by Victor Gruen, Northland is one of the world's first shopping centers.
Limestone and gilt bronze, 8 1/2 feet.
Limestone and gilt bronze, 8 1/2 feet.
Marshall Fredericks poses with "Star Dream Fountain"
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…
Marshall Fredericks poses with "Leaping Gazelle" following its unveiling at Saginaw Valley State University
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,…
Marshall Fredericks poses with "Leaping Gazelle" at Saginaw Valley State University
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,…
Marshall Fredericks poses with "Leaping Gazelle" at an unidentified location
In 1936, Marshall Fredericks entered a national competition to design a memorial honoring Levi L. Barbour for Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Barbour, a prominent lawyer who had been instrumental in the purchase of the island as a…