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Gray trunk on wheels. Top removes. This had some molds packed inside that have since been removed.

Metal tub used for mixing plaster.

Metal tub used for mixing plaster.

Turntables used to rotate sculptures.

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 sculpture reflects Macauley’s…

Reference photograph used by Marshall M. Fredericks for the "Alfred P. Sloan Medal," one of the three "General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Medals".

Caption on verso reads "TWO AUTOMOTIVE PIONEERS -- Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. right, then chairman…

Two Bears, 1965
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.003

Two Bears was originally created for Lincoln Square, Urbana, Illinois. A large and small bear sit back to back in quiet contemplation. In nature, these…

Two bears, black bear and brown bear, sitting back to back. In the wild they are natural enemies but are captured as friends in this sculpture. The brown bear is much larger than the smaller black bear. The knees have the tear drop shape signature…

Two Bears, maquette, 1965
Bronze

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.052

Small plaster model of the Two Bears. The surface is discolored in some areas. Sculpture depicts a black bear and a brown bear sitting back to back. Originally created for Lincoln Square, Urbana, Illinois, Victor Gruen, architect. Painted gray. …