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CHILDHOOD FRIENDS, 1958
Plaster original painted green

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.111

This playful relief created with children in mind, infuses fantasy with whimsey and warmth. It is located on the facade of the…

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core of head and shoulders of a child. Written on mold is "Childs Head". There is a plastic zip tie holding the mold together.

Large board section with part of Chief Pontiac drawing on the white surface. Brown clay stains are on the surface.

Mother mould of Chief Pontiac. Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. There are galvanized pipes used to reinforce the plaster mold.

Full-scale head for Chief Pontiac. Plaster relief with galvanized pipe on the back to hold the relief together.

Cast for Community Bank, Pontiac, MI (now the 30 North Building) in 1964, this piece is the model for the head of the 20' tall…

Reference photograph used by Marshall M. Fredericks for the "Charles S. Mott Medal," one of the three "General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Medals".

The awards recognize basic and clinical scientists throughout the world who have been…

Grey wooden chair from Mr. Fredericks' studio.

Danish modern type chair. Dark wood with vinyl cushions.

Marshall's chain lift on I beam in Sculptor's Studio.

Two different ceremonial robes worn by Marshall for ceremonies.