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Fredericks, Marshall M.,
Animal -- Other
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Royal Oak
Sculpture
Pterodactyls, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fredericks
,
Marshall
M
.,
1908-1998
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Pterodactyls, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Pterodactyls: bronze; Base: black granite.
Dimensions:
Pterodactyls: approx. 5 x 9 x 6 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Two pterodactyls in flight with wings fully extended fighting over a fish. Sculpture is mounted atop a tall base.
Subject:
Animal -- Other -- Dinosaur
Animal -- Fish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Royal Oak
Sculpture
Owner:
Detroit Zoological Park, 8450 West Ten Mile Road, In front of the Reptile House, Royal Oak, Michigan
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: PTERODACTYLS/MORE THAT 160 MILLION YEARS AGO, THESE WINGED REPTILES SOARED/IN THE PREHISTORIC SKY. EXISTING ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS/THE EARLIEST BIRDS, THERE WERE MANY SPECIES OF FLYING/DRAGON-LIKE REPTILES, MOST OF THEM WERE FISH EATERS./WHILE SOME WERE ONLY THE SIZE OF SPARROWS, OTHERS/REACHED A WINGSPAN OF OVER TWENTY-SEVEN FEET./MANY WELL-PRESERVED FOSSILS OF THESE/FANTASTIC CREATURES HAVE BEEN FOUND/AND STUDIED, ADDING GREATLY TO OUR/KNOWLEDGE OF PRIMITIVE REPTILE/LIFE. SOME OF THE LARGEST/SPECIES EXISTED IN WHAT IS/NOW WESTERN KANSAS./
MARSHALL
FREDERICKS
/SCULPTOR.
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 MI000204
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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