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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.…

The dedication of Star Dream Fountain in Barbara Hallman Plaza.tif
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…

The dedication of the John F. Kennedy Memorial.tif
The John F. Kennedy Macomb Memorial Committee commissioned Fredericks to design this sculpture for the County Building in Mount Clemens, Michigan.

Placed near the site where Kennedy delivered one of his first campaign speeches while running for…

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Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…

The entrance to the Arbury Fine Arts Center and Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum in shadow.tif
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…

The entrance to the Marshall M. Sculpture Museum in 1988.tif
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…

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Inspired by the verse, "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nation" (Revelation 22:2), the aluminum relief is located on the facade of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.

It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…

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The Expanding Universe, 1964
(Man and the Expanding Universe)
Quarter scale model
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This is the quarter-scale model for The Expanding Universe (Man and the Expanding…

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The exterior of Fredericks' greenhouse studio in Bloomfield Hills (Mich.)
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