Otto Bänninger Explained

Otto Charles Bänninger (24 January 1897 – 15 May 1973) was a Swiss sculptor, born in Zürich.^[1]

He married Germaine Richier on 12 December 1929.

"Otto-C.-Bänninger-Weg" in Zürich is named for him.

Works

• Knabe mit Pferd, 1939, Schweizerische Landesausstellung in Zürich (destroyed)
• Bullinger-Denkmal, 1939–1940, Zürich, Grossmünster
• Der Genesende, 1946–48, Zürich, Universitätsspital
• Remonte!, 1957, Olten, Aare-Brücke
• Bronzeportal, 1957, Schaffhausen, Münster
• Reiterstandbild Henri Guisan, 1967, Lausanne-Ouchy

Further reading

• Charles-Albert Cingria: Otto Charles Bänninger. Graphis, Zürich 1949.
• Franz Müller: Reiner Statuaire. Otto Charles Bänninger – Porträts und Denkmäler. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 18./19. Januar 1997, S. 68.

Notes and References

1. http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00011178?rskey=tV5QLm&result=3 Benezit Dictionary of Artists