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The Spirit of Detroit
Marshall Fredericks
The Spirit of Detroit, a 25 feet (7.6 m) tall bronze statue by sculptor Marshall Fredericks, is located at the Courts Tower's marble wall element. As one of Detroit's most easily identifiable landmarks, a sketch of the statue appears as the central element of most of the logos of Detroit's city departments and services.
One Woodward Avenue. One Woodward Avenue (formerly known as the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building and American Natural Resources Building) is a 28-story office skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Located in the city's Financial District, it overlooks Hart Plaza and the International Riverfront. It was designed by Minoru Yamasaki ...
Sent to Detroit in 1938 by J. Edgar Hoover, Bugas is perhaps the most consequential lawman in Detroit history. He led the fight against mobsters, corrupt politicians, auto plant theft rings and ...
Showing title of piece. Dedicated on October 16, 1986, the sculpture, commissioned by Sports Illustrated from the Mexican-American sculptor Robert Graham (1938–2008), and poured by the legendary bronze artist, Rolf Kriken, is a 24-foot-long (7.3 m) arm with a fisted hand suspended by a 24-foot-high (7.3 m) pyramidal framework.
English: Color 16mm film with optical sound containing the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority 1959 public service informational film "The Spirit of Detroit," about the completion, installation, and dedication of Marshall Fredericks' titular statue outside of the City-County Building the previous year.
James Scott Memorial Fountain. The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a monument located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and sculptor Herbert Adams, the fountain was completed in 1925 at a cost of $500,000. [1] The lower bowl has a diameter of 510 ft (160 m) and the central spray reaches 125 ft (38 m ...