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Three piece plaster mould, inner surface shellacked, outside reinforced with iron rod and burlap. "Swan Head" written in red on mold. The mold is held together with plastic zip ties.

Plaster head of swan for Indian and Wild Swan. There is no neck attached to this, just the head.

INDIAN AND WILD SWANS, 1964
Maquette

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.068

This presentation model seen in the case was made in 1962, for the building committee of the Milwaukee Public Museum shows Fredericks' design for a…

Painted plaster with wood base of Indian standing next to a bison that is laying down.

INDIAN AND BUFFALO, 1938
Bronze, marble base

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.054

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. "Indian and Buffalo" written on outside of mold. Mold is bound with plastic zip ties.

Plaster model of an Indian with a bison laying next to him.

Marshall Fredericks designed these in hopes of getting a commission to be placed on a building out west. These are the only sketch models in the scale on one inch to one foot. They were intended to be about ten feet high.

Plaster mother mold with rubber mold and plaster core. The mold is deep. Mold is held together with a bracket and bolts.

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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