Leaping Gazelle By Marshall Fredericks
by Gordon Dean II
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Leaping Gazelle By Marshall Fredericks
Artist
Gordon Dean II
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Photograph - Photography / Digital Art
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Leaping Gazelle Statue By Marshall Fredericks on Belle Isle, Detroit Michigan.
This sculpture was the first commissioned work for which Marshall Fredericks was paid. In 1936, the sculpture won first prize in a national competition, and as a result, Fredericks became well-known as a public sculptor. Since the gazelle is not native to Michigan, Fredericks made four animals that are, and placed them around the gazelle on Belle Isle. These animals are the otter, grouse, hawk and rabbit. Fredericks sculpted the gazelle in a characteristic movement called wheeling, which is when an animal quickly changes direction while being pursued by a predator.
The Leaping Gazelle is one of the most duplicated of Fredericks's sculptures. It can be found at numerous locations, including Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina where it was one of four Purchase prize winners of a nationwide open sculpture competition in 1972. Marshall Fredericks is most famously known for his sculptures 'Spirit of Detroit' and his version of 'The Thinker'. Fredericks felt it was unthinkable to do Rodin's sculpture over again in any form, so with his characteristic humor, he created a chimpanzee that appears to be thinking very deep thoughts.
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