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View of the center of Barbara Hallman Plaza - future site of "Star Dream Fountain"
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…
View of the central figures for "Star Dream Fountain during their installation in Barbara Hallman Plaza
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…
View of the central figures for "Star Dream Fountain" on a flatbed truck prior to its installation
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…
View of the central figures from "Star Dream Fountain" as they are lifted into the air during their installation
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…
View of the Columbarium at Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church - site of "Wings of the Morning" (Edgar B. Flint Memorial)
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The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…
View of the construction of the Abury Fine Arts Center/Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
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,…
View of the corpus for "Christ on the Cross" through the crowd
Bronze corpus for "Christ on the Cross†for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
View of the corpus' feet for "Christ on the Cross" prior to installation
Bronze corpus for "Christ on the Cross†for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
View of the crowd at the dedication of "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen Fountain) in Heritage Park
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.…