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Fredericks, Marshall M.,
Eschweiler, Theodore,
Eschweiler and Eschweiler,
Ethnic -- Indian
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Logo
Sculpture
Woodland Indian and Whistling Swans, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, sculptor.
Eschweiler, Theodore, architect.
Eschweiler and Eschweiler, architectural firm.
Title:
Woodland Indian and Whistling Swans, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Algonkian Indian and Whistling Swans, (sculpture).
Dates:
1963.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze with green patina.
Dimensions:
Approx. 40 ft. x 28 ft. x 3 ft.; Indian: approx. H. 12 ft. (4,200 tons).
Description:
A kneeling Woodland Indian, seen in profile, with arms outstretched ready to release an imaginary arrow, with four white swans flying overhead. Sculpture mounted on museum's south facade.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian
Animal -- Bird -- Swan
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Logo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Milwaukee County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, 9480 West Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Located Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
Remarks:
Architect Theodore Eschweiler (Eschweiler and Eschweiler) commissioned the artist, Marshall Fredericks, to design a sculpture for the museum's new building. The sculpture cost $50,000 and spans the building's facade from the second to fourth floors. During the museum's centennial in 1983, the image was selected to become the celebration logo. Nearby plaque reads: THE SCULPTURE ABOVE.../ALGONKIAN INDIAN AND WHISTLING SWANS/BY MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS/SYMBOLIZING FREEDOM AND BEAUTY/OF NATURE IN THE GREAT LAKES AREA.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1994.
Palmer, Virginia A., 1989.
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 74020026
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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