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Fredericks, Marshall M.,
Allegory -- Place
Religion -- God
Allegory -- Life
Figure male -- Full length
Figure group -- Family
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
The Spirit of Detroit, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, sculptor.
Title:
The Spirit of Detroit, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Jolly Green Giant, (sculpture).
Dates:
1955-1958. Dedicated 1958.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze, gilt and marble.
Dimensions:
Figure: heroic.
Inscription:
(On wall behind figure:) "NOW THE LORD IS THAT SPIRIT/AND WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE/LORD IS, THERE IS LIBERTY."/II CORINTHIANS 3:17 unsigned
Description:
A large seated male figure representing the universal spirit of man holds a sphere with rays in his proper left hand, representing God, and a family group of three figures in his proper right hand, representing all human relationships.
Subject:
Allegory -- Place -- Detroit
Religion -- God
Allegory -- Life -- Humanity
Figure male -- Full length
Figure group -- Family
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit
Sculpture
Owner:
City-County Building, Woodward and Jefferson Avenues, Detroit, Michigan
Remarks:
The sculpture was cast in Norway at an estimate cost of $40,000. A nearby marker explains the work's design as stemming from the artist's interpretation of II Corinthians 3:17, which is inscribed on the work. Excerpt from explanatory marker reads: THE MAIN FIGURE REPRESENTS THE SPIRIT OF MAN. IN HIS/LEFT HAND HE HOLDS A SYMBOL OF GOD, AND IN HIS RIGHT/HAND, A FAMILY GROUP: FATHER, MOTHER AND CHILD./THE ARTIST EXPRESSES THE CONCEPT THAT GOD, THROUGH/THE SPIRIT OF MAN, IS MANIFESTED IN THE FAMILY, THE/NOBLEST HUMAN RELATIONSHIP. For additional information see: Dennis Nawrocki's "Art in Detroit Public Places, Revised Edition," Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1999.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 42.
Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 43.
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 87840002
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