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Bird, armature, 1970
Metal and wood

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the clay he…

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…

Baldor grinder with one stone wheel and one wire wheel.

Wood base painted white triangular in shape with holes in top. Unknown as to which sculpture sits on this base.

Plaster hexagon shaped base with hole in top. Base is thicker on one side.

Plaster tulip shaped base with four metal rods on top.

Small plaster cube shaped base with metal pin in center. There is a lot of discoloring of the surface.

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Plaster triangular base mounted on wood board. This is for the angle of the Flying Pterodactyls.

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Cross for "Christ on the Cross" at Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.

Wood base with a drawing underneath that is very faint. There is clay residue on the board as well as shellac.

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