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The Dream of the Young Man, (sculpture). Artist:  Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Harley, Ellington, and Day, architectural firm. Title:  The Dream of the Young Man, (sculpture). Dates:  1947 or 1948. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 56 x 72 x 7 in. Inscription:  MARSHALL FREDERICKS signed Description:  A cast bronze relief depicting a young man's fantasies in terms of adventure. At the center bottom of the relief a man is asleep with his hand tucked under his head and a dog seated nearby. Above them are two sailing ships with sails blowing in the wind, riding the high seas. The relief is mounted on an exterior wall under an overhang of the building. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length State of Being -- Phenomenon -- Dream State of Being -- Other -- Sleep Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship Waterscape -- Boat Animal -- Dog Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Michigan, Physical Properties Building, 326 East Hoover, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Located University of Michigan, Literature, Science, and the Arts Building, 500 South State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan Remarks:  The sculpture is a companion piece to the artist's "The Dream of the Young Girl" (IAS record MI000530) which is mounted on an adjacent wall. The reliefs were commissioned for the Administration Building which in 1968 became the Literature, Science, and the Arts Building. The architectural firm for the building was Harley, Ellington and Day. The inscription on the wall below the right corner of the relief reads: THE DREAM OF THE YOUNG MAN. IAS files contain: an excerpt from Ellen A. Plummer and Frederick W. Mayer's brochure "The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Campus Outdoor Sculpture," University of Michigan, c. 1993 (which gives date of sculpture as 1947); and an unpublished excerpt from Einar Kvaran's "An Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County," 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Companion to: IAS MI000530. 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 MI000531   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000531 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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