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Pencil on yellow drawing paper
5.5" x 8.5"

Sketches of antelope, possibly early concept for "Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain".

Graphite on tracing paper
5.75" x 14.75"

This sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of “The Lion and the Mouse.” Fredericks’ rendition depicts the end of the story in which the tiny mouse returns the king of the jungle’s…

Graphite on tracing paper
11.75" x 9"

Sketches of horses and horseback rider.

Graphite and ink on paper
4" x 6"

Sketches of iguana, possibly for "The Friendly Dragon". Sketches may be early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute.

Graphite on paper
7.25" x 7"

Sketches for St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook tragedy and comedy masks. Possibly unrealized.

Possibly related to "Baboon of the Theatre Playing a Ham"

Graphite and ink on paper
3.5" x 6"

Sketches of various unidentified medallions, including Cadillac and Pontiac, Women's Club Exhibition and St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild.

Possibly unrealized.

Graphite on heavy paper
12" x 9"

The Fountain, also known as the "Cleveland War Memorial", is composed of a large granite basin set with bronze plaques containing the names of men and women who gave their lives for their country. Located within…

Small sledge hammer with wood handle.

Steel sledge hammer head.

Furniture for the great apes in the Holden Amphitheater and Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute.

Fredericks studied the orangutans, gibbons and chimpanzees at the zoo for months to determine their needs, selecting fiberglass and…