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Saints and Sinners, (sculpture). Artist:  Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, sculptor. Title:  Saints and Sinners, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Dedicated Oct. 22, 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Basin: granite. Dimensions:  7 figures. Each: approx. H. 11 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 1 1/2 ft. x W. 27 ft. x L. 52 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque:) Saints and Sinners/Marshall M. Fredericks, Sculptor/Dedicated Oct. 22, 1976/Sculpture given by/The Josephine Gordon Foundation/Fountain and Pool Setting Provided by/The Irene G. Wellock Trust/and/The Oakland University Foundation unsigned Description:  Seven elongated adult figures, arranged in two rows, stand within an oval fountain basin. Saint of the Church wears a cassock, halo and sandals and holds his hands together in prayer. Knowledge of Good and Evil is a nude female figure who holds a downward pointing sword in front of her. Her proper right hand rests on top of the sword and her proper left is raised to her face. Temptation is a nude female figure with her hair in pigtails and her hands raised to just below her chin. Her palms face opposite directions. Warrior Saint is a figure in armor and a halo with his proper left hand at his head. Mother and Child, possibly Mary and Christ, are nude figures with halos. The child is held aloft on its mother's proper right shoulder. Angel of the Lord is a female figure wearing a form-fitting dress and a halo. She has long wings and holds a downward-pointing sword in front on her with both hands resting on the handle. Evil Influence is a nude male figure with horns, a goatee, pointed ears and eyebrows and a long skinny tail. His arms are bent at the elbow and his hands are at his shoulders, palms out. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Quality -- Virtue Allegory -- Quality -- Vice Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Rochester Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Oakland University, 2200 North Squirrel Road, Rochester, Michigan 48309 Located Oakland University, Mall in front of Kresge Library, Rochester, Michigan 48309 Remarks:  Gift of the Josephine Gordon Foundation, the Irene G. Wellock Trust and the Oakland University Foundation. Additional published articles are available at the Oakland University Archives in the Departments of Art and Art History. IAS files contain a related article from National Sculpture Review, Winter 1976-1977, pg. 10-11. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. National Sculpture Review 25 (Winter 1976-77): pg. 11. 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 MI000742   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000742 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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