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Steers, 1939
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Marshall designed the series for a national competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the…

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Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. Written on mold is "steers".

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Relief of four large steer going back in space with a small young steer at the bottom left.
4 steers painted dark green. Back of plaque had some writing on it. Appears to be "To Rosalind my (unreadable) Marshall Fredericks June 29, 1946".

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Pale green painted plaster of Steers. On the back is written "cattle" as well as some numbers being summed. There are 2 hooks on the back, embedded in the plaster, for mounting.
Relief of four large steer going back in space with a small young…

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Plaster relief. On the back is written "12/6/79, 12/15/79 steers".
Relief of four large steer going back in space with a small young steer at the bottom left.

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Lead solder stick. Imprinted with "40/60" and "class A Kester"

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In this sculpture, a large brown and small black bear sit back to back in quiet thought. Although in nature these two animals are enemies, Fredericks portrays the two in a gentle humanistic way, stressing tolerance.

Notice the differences in the…

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Stone carvers using plaster model as a guide for carving out the rough form of the bear for "The Boy and Bear" from limestone for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, Michigan. Designed by Victor Gruen, Northland is one of the world's first…

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Stone carvers carving out the rough form of the bear for "The Boy and Bear" from limestone for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, Michigan. Designed by Victor Gruen, Northland is one of the world's first shopping centers.

Limestone and gilt…

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Stone carvers using plaster model as a guide for carving out the rough form of the bear for "The Boy and Bear" from limestone for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, Michigan. Designed by Victor Gruen, Northland is one of the world's first…
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