Fredericks Meets Milles

Marshall Fredericks with Siberian Ram in the background early 1950s. Photo: Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Archives

Marshall Fredericks's life long friend and mentor sculptor Carl Milles. Photo: Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Archives

In 1930 Marshall Fredericks traveled to Sweden to meet his mentor Carl Milles.  He must have been on cloud 9 the entire trip.   Marshall arrives in Sweden and goes to the school where Milles taught only to find out he has not taught there for 5 years.  A watchman at the school then calls Milles on the phone and Fredericks talks to him.  Milles invites him to his home and studio.  Happens all the time, right?

I can't imagine calling any of my mentors or idols today, and having them invite me to come meet them.  (Who to call first)... I am a big fan of the History Channel program Ancient Aliens.  If the team of Ancient Astronaut Theorists invited me to talk about UFO's and mysterious places on the planet, I would be dumbfounded.  I would go in a heartbeat, and tell my tale to the world. 

​Read Marshall Fredericks's account of meeting his mentor back in 1930.

My First Meeting with Carl Milles” by Marshall M. Fredericks
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By: Geoffe Haney ~ Collection Manager