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The Lion and Mouse, 1957
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.002

Fredericks stated that this sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of "The Lion and the Mouse." The mouse, whose life was spared by the…

The Thinker is a bronze sculpture of a seated chimpanzee with arms folded and legs crossed. His head rests on his proper right hand and is tilted back slightly giving the appearance of being in deep thought.

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The Thinker, 1938 Bronze,…

Loincloth for male figure of "Aspiration" for Midland Centenial Proposal. This was made by Scott Slocum.

Blueline print
20" x 14.75"

The Eaton Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio commissioned this memorial in honor of the employees who died in World War II. A marble wall inscribed with the names of those employees who gave their lives for their…

Ink on notepad paper
5" x 8"

The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such a proposal.…

Gouache, pastel and pencil on board
28" x 20"

During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and Studebaker-Packard Corporation.

Sepia print
22" x 18"

Atop a wooded hill overlooking a small pond in Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery stands a memorial to the late attorney turned industrialist Alvan Macauley. Commissioned by his wife and son soon after his death in 1952, the…

Sepia print
22.75" x 17.25"

Sepia print of study for "Fabulous Fish Fountain". Unrealized.

Graphite and ink on tracing paper
11.75" x 9"

Sketch for Detroit Public Library proposal. Possibly unrealized.

Sepia print
13.75" x 16.75"

Sepia print of study for Detroit Public Library proposal. Possibly unrealized.