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Graphite drawing
10.5" x 13.75"

The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the building's…

Graphite on tracing paper
8.75" x 11.75"

The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…

Graphite on paper
5.5" x 8.5"

Sketch of St. Christopher. Possibly unrealized.

Graphite on tracing paper
11" x 14"

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 columns,…

Model for Sundial Airport Beacon project that was never realized. A sphere with several rows of cut-out holes that has an elongated pyramid shape piercing through the sphere.

Two piece plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. There is some red wax residue on the mold surface. Bound together with wire.

Double mold for 2 mice for Lion and Mouse. Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. Written on mold is "Mouse 2pcs no base" "Stall B" "#1 #2" "mouse lion and mouse old 11/92" Mold is bound by a rubber strap.

Plaster and rubber mold, written on mold is "Double Clown leg new". Held together with metal wire.

Plaster and rubber mold, written on mold is "Double Clown leg new". Held together with metal wire.

Graphite on tracing paper
13.75" x 11"

During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and Studebaker-Packard Corporation.