Henry Baerer

{{Short description|American sculptor (1837–1908)}}

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Henry Baerer (1837–1908) was an American sculptor born in Kirchheim, Hesse, Germany.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E12FC3A5A17738DDDA00894DA415B888CF1D3 SCULPTOR BAERER'S DEATH.; Several of His Works Adorn City Parks] New York Times, December 9, 1908

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[http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/historical-signs/listings?id=11040 Ludwig Van Beethoven Statue in Prospect Park Concert Grove] NYC Parks Dept
• 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