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The Spirit of Detroit, Family, 1/4 Scale, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Plaster mother mold for Family for Spirit of Detroit with inner rubber mold. Mold is bound by a plastic zip tie.
The Spirit of Detroit, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core of Spirit of Detroit.
The Spirit of Detroit, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Written on mold is "Spirit of Detroit, Abstract, (The thinnest one) 10/10"Two piece plaster and two piece blue silicone and plaster core. Bound with plastic zip tie.
The Spirit of Detroit, [Posthumous Bronze]
Posthumously cast bronze Spirit of Detroit model with a gold family and deity. The patina is green and figure sits on a black marble base. Foundry, edition marks and A.P. stamped on bronze.
The Spirit of Detroit, Small-Scale, [Bronze]
Bronze Spirit of Detroit sketch model with green patina. The deity is gold colored and the family is green patinated bronze.
The Spirit of Detroit, Small-Scale, [Bronze]
Bronze Spirit of Detroit rough sketch model with green patina and gold family and deity. This model is a rough sketch and the surface is not as smooth as other models. There is no base.
The Spirit of Detroit, Small-Scale, Presentation Model, [Bronze]
Spirit of Detroit in wooden travel case. Was most likely a presentation model given to a recipient in a ceremony. Front door has dent in proper left corner.
The Head of The Spirit of Detroit [Plaster]
The head of The Spirit of Detroit, 1958
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.035
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for The Spirit of Detroit, a sixteen-foot tall bronze…
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.035
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for The Spirit of Detroit, a sixteen-foot tall bronze…
The Spirit of Detroit [Plaster]
The Spirit of Detroit, 1958
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.004
Working from this model, Fredericks made the full-scale model for the sixteen-foot tall figure at the entrance to the…
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.004
Working from this model, Fredericks made the full-scale model for the sixteen-foot tall figure at the entrance to the…
The President of Finland Dr. Urho K. Kekkonen receives "The Spirit of Detroit"
Description
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at…
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at…