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Alden B. Dow Home and Studio, Midland, Michigan
The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio features the architectural studios and private residence of noted 20th-century architect Alden B. Dow. Dow was a friend and contemporary of Fredericks, collaborating on several projects with him. Three of Fredericks' sculptures are located at the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio.
Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Brookgreen is the country's first sculpture garden where more than 500 works of American figurative sculpture are displayed throughout one of the most beautiful public gardens in the southeast. Nine of Fredericks' sculptures are at Brookgreen Gardens.
Christ on the Cross, Indian River, Michigan
The Indian River Catholic Shrine commissioned Fredericks to create the 28-foot-high Cross in the Woods sculpture. It was erected in 1959.
City of Birmingham, Michigan
The City of Birmingham is a lively community of about 20,000 residents located in Oakland County just north of Detroit. Fredericks once lived on Quarton Lake in Birmingham, where he raised five children and lived until his death in 1998.
Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio
Fredericks graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1930 and was awarded the $1,000 Herman Matzen Traveling Scholarship, allowing him to travel and study sculpture in Europe.
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
In 1932, Fredericks joined the staff of Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and taught there until 1942. Many of his works appear throughout the campus.
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan
The Detroit Institute of Arts is one of the largest fine art museums in the United States. Its diverse collection consists of works of African, Asian, Native American and Islamic origin, plus ancient art and art of the 21st century. Three of Fredericks' sculptures are in the permanent collection.
Dow Gardens
The beautiful Dow Gardens, located in Midland, Michigan, have in its collection Marshall Fredericks' The Leaping Gazelle. The Leaping Gazelle was first commissioned for the Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain, located on Belle Isle, in 1936. Dow Gardens also has in its collection the Seven Saints and Sinners from 1939.
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan
More than 24 sculptures by Fredericks can be seen at this internationally known garden and sculpture park on the west side of Michigan.
International Sculpture Center
The International Sculpture Center is a member-supported, nonprofit organization founded in 1960 to advance the creation and understanding of sculpture and its unique, vital contribution to society. Members include sculptors, collectors, patrons, architects, developers, journalists, curators, historians, critics, educators, foundries, galleries, and museums - anyone with an interest in and commitment to the field of sculpture.
View the full scale Seven Saints and Sinners fountain at the Midland Center for the Arts, as well as a small scale Freedom of the Human Spirit and the Alden B. Dow Memorial portrait relief and. Marshall Fredericks and Alden B. Dow were friends and colleagues.
Millesgården, Lidingo, Sweden
It was in 1906 that the sculptor Carl Milles bought a plot of land on the island of Lidingö, and in 1908 he had a house and a studio built there. Carl and Olga remained in this lovely home until 1931. A magnificent donation by Carl and Olga Milles established, in 1936, the Carl and Olga Milles Lidingöhem Foundation. Millesgården was first opened for the general public in the closing years of the 1930s.
Millesgården is still run by the foundation, which includes representatives of the Swedish Government and the Municipality of Lidingö. This unique setting, one of Sweden?s foremost tourist attractions, welcomes thousands of visitors every year. It is open all the year round and the intention is for the museum, aided by exhibitions and activities of various kinds, to continue in the visionary spirit of Carl Milles himself.
Marshall Fredericks has more sculptures at Millesgården that any other artist except for Carl Milles.
National Sculpture Society
The National Sculpture Society was founded in 1893 by leading U.S. sculptors and architects of the 19th century. Their goal was to spread the knowledge of "good sculpture." Fredericks received several awards from the National Sculpture Society in recognition of his talent and optimism of life.
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan
In the early 1990s, Pewabic Pottery created several small ceramic tiles with bas relief imagery of Fredericks' sculptures. Northland Mall in Southfield, Michigan, commissioned Pewabic tiles of Fredericks' The Boy and Bear (1954) in celebration of its fortieth anniversary in 1994.
Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan
The Saginaw Art Museum owns Fredericks' Flying Wild Geese sculpture. It is displayed in the museum garden.
SVSU and the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum did not create any of the content in the above-mentioned Web sites.
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum in the News Links
March 25, 2008 Tyree Guyton of Detroit's Heidelberg Project speaks about his love of art at Saginaw Valley State University
March 28, 2008 Marshall M. Fredericks "Harlequins" leaving Detroit for new life at Saginaw Valley State University
November 14, 2008 Diane Carr's "spiral gestures" feature Lake Michigan sand and her love of nature
February 21, 2009 SVSU's "Thayer + Thayer" exhibition features sculptor husband, painter wife
May 30, 2009 SVSU's Fredericks Museum to host 'Softness of Iron' show by Israeli sculptor
June 20, 2009 Solstice celebration at Saginaw Valley State University's 'Annual Ring' sculpture
'Softness Of Iron' Featured At SVSU TV5's Jay Brandow has a More In The Morning look at a new exhibit showcased at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum.
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