Henry Baerer
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Baerer with bust of Friedrich Schiller, 1905
Henry Baerer (1837–1908) was an American sculptor born in Kirchheim, Hesse, Germany.[1]
Works include:
- two versions of the Puck magazine mascot on the Puck Building, New York (1886)
- Bronze bust of Beethoven for a monument in Central Park (1884)
- Nearly identical bust in Prospect Park[2]
- Identical monument in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (dedicated 1915)
- Bust of John Howard Payne in Prospect Park, Brooklyn (Moved to Home, Sweet Home Museum located at 14 James Ln, East Hampton, NY 11937)
- Statue of Edward Brush Fowler in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
- Bust of Franz Schubert in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- Statue of Gouverneur K. Warren in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York
- Bronze statue of Conrad Poppenhusen in College Point, Queens, New York
Gallery of works
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General Edward Brush Fowler
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Bust of Schubert
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Bust of Beethoven
References
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- ^ SCULPTOR BAERER'S DEATH.; Several of His Works Adorn City Parks New York Times, December 9, 1908
- ^ Ludwig Van Beethoven Statue in Prospect Park Concert Grove NYC Parks Dept
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