Leaping Gazelle
Esteemed sculptor Marshall M. Fredericks (1908-1998) won a National Award Competition, and the commission to create a sculpture for the Levi Barbour Memorial Fountain in 1936. This was his first paid commission.
The "Leaping Gazelle" is one of his most famous, and the most duplicated of his works. The 16 foot (4.9m) bronze statue stands on a granite base. As gazelles are not found in Michigan, he fashioned smaller granite sculptures of native animals that surround the base of the fountain (otter, grouse, hawk, and rabbit).
This exquisite sculpture is found on Belle Isle, an island park in the Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan. It is my favorite of all the Fredericks' sculptures that I have seen.
Leaping Gazelle
Esteemed sculptor Marshall M. Fredericks (1908-1998) won a National Award Competition, and the commission to create a sculpture for the Levi Barbour Memorial Fountain in 1936. This was his first paid commission.
The "Leaping Gazelle" is one of his most famous, and the most duplicated of his works. The 16 foot (4.9m) bronze statue stands on a granite base. As gazelles are not found in Michigan, he fashioned smaller granite sculptures of native animals that surround the base of the fountain (otter, grouse, hawk, and rabbit).
This exquisite sculpture is found on Belle Isle, an island park in the Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan. It is my favorite of all the Fredericks' sculptures that I have seen.