Browse Items (1958 total)

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Fountain of Eternal Life: Peace
Arising from the Flames of War, 1964
Cleveland War Memorial, quarter scale model
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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The project file of this sculpture in the MFSM archives…

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Michael Emmet Taylor, 1937
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Fredericks was commissioned to do this full-length portrait sculpture of Michael Emmet Taylor by his grandfather, Vice President of General…

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Moray Eel and Fish, 1941
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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While at Cranbrook, Fredericks designed and carved this sculpture to catch water for birds. It was reported that his mentor Carl Milles wrote a…

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Friendly Frog, 1970
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Fredericks designed this large, friendly, appealing sculpture as a children's slide. The original cast of this sculpture was located at the Hudson wing…

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Head of the Youth, from Youth in the Hands of God, 1956
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for Youth in the Hands of God, a…

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Freedom of the Human Spirit, 1964
One third scale model
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Fredericks is quoted explaining the Freedom of the Human Spirit:

"I tried to take the male and female figures…

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Mercury, 1960
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Mercury, the equivalent of the Greek god Hermes, was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of…

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John F. Kennedy Memorial, 1970
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Fredericks was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Macomb Memorial Committee to design this sculpture. It was placed between the
County…

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The head of The Spirit of Detroit, 1958
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for The Spirit of Detroit, a sixteen-foot tall bronze…

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Persephone (Bacchante), 1972
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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In Greek mythology, Persephone was the goddess of spring. She was abducted by Hades (known to the Romans as Pluto) and taken to the Underworld…
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