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Fredericks, Marshall M.,
History -- United States
Figure group
Occupation -- Farm
Children
Animal -- Bear
Architecture -- Boat
Animal -- Fox
Animal -- Deer
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Early Kentucky Settlers, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fredericks
,
Marshall
M
.,
1908-1998
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Early Kentucky Settlers, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 1948.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
H. 12 1/2 ft. x W. 14 ft.
Inscription:
Marshall
Fredericks
signed
Description:
A set of bronze figures in relief mounted on exterior building wall. The central portion of the piece depicts two early Kentucky settlers, a man and a woman, surrounded by the wildlife: bears, foxes, deer, birds, etc. Two young boys in the upper right recline on the branches of a tree and watch passing side-wheelers and fish in the river. Figures of tobacco farmers, horses and farm animals appear in the upper left.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Figure group
Occupation -- Farm
Children
Animal -- Bear
Architecture -- Boat -- Riverboat
Animal -- Fox
Animal -- Deer
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Fish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Courier-Journal, 525 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Remarks:
Fredericks
' sculpture was commissioned for the new home of the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times, designed by Lookwood-Greene Engineers, Inc. IAS files contain related article from Louisville Courier-Journal, April 18, 1948. When installed, the sculpture had a greenish bronze coloring.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 75005412
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75005412
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