Summer Art Camp 2010 Session 1
The students were shy and quiet at first, but quickly bonded as a group. They enthusiastically jumped into all of the different projects and medias. Students remained patient with us, even though we challenged their comfort levels. Students left the camp exhausted but inspired. However, we gained as much, if not more, inspiration from each of their unique contributions.
Awesome work Session 1! We enjoyed having you! Have a great summer!
Miss Katie
Miss Laura
Storytelling Series at the Museum
A new series at the Museum focus on Storytelling. Please click on the storyteller flyer for more information.
Marshall Fredericks’ Torso of a Dancer on the cover of American Art
Torso of a Dancer (second from right) a 1938 sculpture by Marshall M. Fredericks on the cover of the Spring 2010 American Art journal
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He subsequently used the original plaster model to create several bronze casts such as this one. Unlike all the other bronze casts in the museum, the Torso is not patinated with chemicals to produce the green or brown surface color commonly found on bronzes. Fredericks chose to leave the Torso with its raw bronze color. He finished the statue with a high degree of polish to emphasize the smooth forms, graceful lines, and strong muscles of the figure. This cast, made in 1984, exhibits the fine craftsmanship that Fredericks demanded of his founders. The Sculptor’s Studio displays other versions of this sculpture. The sculpture is also in the collection of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.
Read the online journal at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/amart/current
Featured Items from the Gift Shop
The Museum gift shop at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum features many unique gift items hand crafted by state and local artists. Here are a few items we are featuring for this month. Vist the gift shop: https://web.svsu.edu/mfsm/zcart/
Harlequin print by Marshall Fredericks
Lon Baker wood vessels
Spring Newsletter
The new Spring Newsletter is available to read online now. Click HERE to read the Newsletter. So much is happening at the Museum and now you can read all about it.
