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
Gallery of works
Puck Bldg Puck Figure Houston 13 Jul 2003.jpg|Puck
General Edward Fowler in Fowler Square crop.jpg|General Edward Brush Fowler
Schubert Hort Center Philly.JPG|Bust of Schubert
File:Brooklyn Prospect Park Beethoven 01.JPG|Bust of Beethoven
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Category:Sculptors from New York City
Category:Artists from the Kingdom of Bavaria
Category:Immigrants to the United States
Category:Sculptors from New York (state)
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