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Sculptor:
Fredericks, Marshall M. 1908-1998  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Courier-Journal 525 West Broadway Louisville Kentucky 40202
Date:
Dedicated June 1948
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Image on file.
Marshall Fredericks signed
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.
Summary:
A set of bronze figures in relief mounted on exterior building wall. The central portion of the piece depicts two early Kentucky settlers, a man and a woman, surrounded by the wildlife: bears, foxes, deer, birds, etc. Two young boys in the upper right recline on the branches of a tree and watch passing side-wheelers and fish in the river. Figures of tobacco farmers, horses and farm animals appear in the upper left.
Topic:
History--United States--Westward Expansion  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Occupation--Farm  Search this
Children  Search this
Animal--Bear  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Riverboat  Search this
Animal--Fox  Search this
Animal--Deer  Search this
Animal--Bird  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Animal--Fish  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75005412
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_10009