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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Marshall Fredericks
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.freder81
- Creators:
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Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998Colby, Joy Hakanson
- Dates:
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1981 Aug. 5
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Sound cassettesSound recording68 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Marshall Fredericks conducted 1981 Aug. 5, by Joy Colby, in Fredericks' studio, in Royal Oak, Mich.
Scope and Contents
Fredericks speaks of his childhood and family background; his education; how his interest in sculpture began; Carl Milles and others who influenced him; his interest in Scandinavia; his early career in sculpture; his important commissions, including the Cleveland War Memorial; his service in the military during World War II; his work in Norway; and his family. His wife Rosalind also contributes to the interview.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Marshall Fredericks (1908-1998) was a sculptor from Birmingham, Mich.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Digital Content
Keywords
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| Sculptors -- Michigan -- Birmingham -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sculpture, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Milles, Carl, 1875-1955 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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