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Side view of the "Henry Ford" figure - part of the "Henry Ford Memorial"
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. The Dearborn Chamber of Commerce…
Side view of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial" at its dedication
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…
Placed near the site where Kennedy delivered one of his first campaign speeches while running for…
Side view of the "Meditation" armature almost completely covered in plasteline
"Meditation" was first sculpted by Fredericks in 1937 while teaching at Cranbrook and enlarged in 1995.
Side view of the architectural site model for the "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and] the immensity, order and mystery of the…
Side view of the armature for "Acrobat" clown
The armature for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
Side view of the armature for "Meditation"
"Meditation" was first sculpted by Fredericks in 1937 while teaching at Cranbrook and enlarged in 1995.
Side view of the armature for "Meditation" almost completely covered in plasteline
"Meditation" was first sculpted by Fredericks in 1937 while teaching at Cranbrook and enlarged in 1995.
Side view of the armature for "Sun Worshipper"
Enlarged from 1937 small-scale model. The full-scale bronze casting is in a private collection.
Side view of the armature for "The Friendly Dragon"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…
Side view of the armature for "The Friendly Dragon" covered in wooden lathe except the head and tail
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…