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  • Create
    • Botanical Ornament
    • Coloring Pages
    • Draw and Share
    • From Drawing to Wire Sculpture
    • Paper Mache
    • Sculpt And Share
    • Soap Carving
  • S.T.E.A.M.
    • Outdoor Sculpture
    • The Science of Metal Casting
    • Sculpture Garden Plant Life
  • Virtual Exhibitions
    • Michigan Modern
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    • Hip Hop Icons
    • Explorations in Wood
    • Mark Beltchenko: SOS
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The Spirit of Detroit

Watch a short video below to learn about the popular sculpture The Spirit of Detroit by artist Marshall Fredericks. 

Trivia


​Learn

The Spirit of Detroit is green because of its patina.  Patina is what happens to the surface of metals over several years from the reaction with oxygen and the environment.  This process can be sped up with chemicals, and that is how Marshall Fredericks colored his sculptures. 

The green color that Fredericks liked can take many years to occur on its own.  Read this for more information on the process of natural oxidation. 


​Think

The Spirit of Detroit was the name given to the sculpture by the people of Detroit.  Why do you think they gave it the name The Spirit of Detroit?

Color

Click the image below to print and color.  Share your masterpiece with us on Facebook. Or share them on Instagram, and use the hashtags #MFSMuseum and #MFSMColors.
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​Watch

Watch a video about how The Spirit of Detroit was installed and dedicated in Detroit, Michigan in 1959.