Henry Baerer Explained

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

Notes and References

1. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E12FC3A5A17738DDDA00894DA415B888CF1D3 SCULPTOR BAERER'S DEATH.; Several of His Works Adorn City Parks
2. http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/historical-signs/listings?id=11040 Ludwig Van Beethoven Statue in Prospect Park Concert Grove