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The belly of "Leaping Gazelle" with streaking
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…
The bishop carries a thurible as he processes into the dedication mass for "Christ on the Cross"
Procession into the dedication mass for "Christ on the Cross" at Indian River Catholic Shrine in Indian River, Michigan.
The black granite base for "Two Bears" is lowered at the Interlochen Center for the Arts
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…
Notice the differences in the…
The boat carrying guests approaches the site of the dedication for "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan)
Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by Cilla Jahn, in collaboration with…
The boat carrying guests for the dedication of "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan) approaches the dock
Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by Cilla Jahn, in collaboration with…
The body of "Flying Pterodactyls"
Bronze on granite, 16 feet including base. Located at the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan.
The Boy and Bear [Bronze]
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned to design sculpture for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield. At the time it opened in 1954, Northland was the country's largest shopping center as well as the first regional shopping center. The…
The Boy and Bear [Bronze]
The Boy and Bear, 1954
Maquette
Bronze, cast c. 1987
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.134
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned to design sculpture for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield. At the time it opened…
Maquette
Bronze, cast c. 1987
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.134
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned to design sculpture for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield. At the time it opened…
The Boy and Bear [Plaster]
The Boy and Bear, 1954
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.006
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned by the J.L. Hudson Company to design sculpture for Northland Center in Southfield, Michigan. At the…
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.006
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned by the J.L. Hudson Company to design sculpture for Northland Center in Southfield, Michigan. At the…
The bronze "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen Fountain) - Danish Embassy in Washington D.C.
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This sculpture represents Fredericks' interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's popular story, The Ugly Duckling. Unlike Fredericks' portrayals of other literary subjects, this sculpture illustrates not one moment in the story, but two.…