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    Rackham Building Sculptures, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, sculptor.
    Harley, Ellington, and Day, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Rackham Building Sculptures, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1941.
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    Medium: 
    Marble.
    Description: 
    Various deco-styled, sculptures celebrating education, science, engineering, steel workers, teaching, and fauna and flora of Michigan. Most are bas-relief.
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Figure female -- Full length
    Figure male -- Full length
    Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane
    Fantasy -- Winged Being
    Animal -- Bird
    Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Engineering
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science
    Object Type: 
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Horace Rackham Educational Memorial Building, 106 Farnsworth Street, Detroit, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    One of the largest sculpture groups, "Education and Sciences" is now located at the top level of a parking structure built adjacent to the Rackham Building.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994.
    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 MI000084
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