President O'Dowd on Saints and Sinners
In a 1985 letter to his former OU Secretary B. J. Griffin, former Oakland University President Donal O'Dowd explained:
"Marshall's work has a lightness of touch, wonderful good humor and a whimsical quality that characterized few sculptors of this or any other era. He is also a masterful technician and his work has a great deal of technical integrity. This combination seemed to be a good one for the University."
He goes on to recall his personal experience with Marshall Fredericks and the circumstances that brought Saints and Sinners to campus.
Letter from Donald O'Dowd to B. J. Griffin, December 11, 1985
[Used with permission of Donald D. O'Dowd.
A copy of this letter was sent to Jeffrey Haight who supplied it for this page.]