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Sketch for "The Friendly Dragon"
Graphite on tracing paper
8.5" x 11"
“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…
8.5" x 11"
“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…
Unidentified sketches, possibly early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute
Graphite on paper
5" x 8"
Unidentified sketches, possibly for "Flying Pterodactyls" and "The Friendly Dragon". Sketches may be early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
5" x 8"
Unidentified sketches, possibly for "Flying Pterodactyls" and "The Friendly Dragon". Sketches may be early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
Sketches for "Sundial Airport Beacon"
Graphite on steno pad paper
6" x 9"
Possibly unrealized.
6" x 9"
Possibly unrealized.
Sketch for "Horseless Carriage (Model S. Ford, Children and Animals - Sunday Afternoon)"
Graphite and ink on sketchbook paper
5" x 2"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was…
5" x 2"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was…
Sketch for "Horseless Carriage (Model S. Ford, Children and Animals - Sunday Afternoon)"
Graphite and ink on perforated sketchbook paper
7" x 5"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone…
7" x 5"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone…
Sketches for "Horseless Carriage (Model S. Ford, Children and Animals - Sunday Afternoon)"
Graphite on tracing paper
10.25" x 7"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was placed…
10.25" x 7"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was placed…
Sketch for "Horseless Carriage (Model S. Ford, Children and Animals - Sunday Afternoon)"
Charcoal, graphite and ink on tracing paper
4.5" x 3"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief…
4.5" x 3"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief…
Sketch for "Horseless Carriage (Model S. Ford, Children and Animals - Sunday Afternoon)"
Ink on tracing paper
5" x 10.75"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was placed in…
5" x 10.75"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was placed in…
Sketch for "Horseless Carriage (Model S. Ford, Children and Animals - Sunday Afternoon)"
Ink on tracing paper
6.75" x 6.25"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was placed in…
6.75" x 6.25"
Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in a section of Fine Arts Competition at the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. He carved the original limestone relief that was placed in…
Unidentified sketches of various animals, including baboons, gazelle, panthers, owl, and rabbit
Graphite and ink on paper
8" x 5"
Unidentified sketches of various animals, including baboons, gazelle, panthers, owl, and rabbit. Sketches may include early concept for the "Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain" on Belle Isle.
8" x 5"
Unidentified sketches of various animals, including baboons, gazelle, panthers, owl, and rabbit. Sketches may include early concept for the "Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain" on Belle Isle.