Henry Baerer (1837-1908) was an American sculptor born in

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, Germany. Works include: * two versions of the Puck (magazine), Puck magazine mascot on the Puck Building, New York (1886) * Ludwig van Beethoven (Baerer), Bronze bust of Beethoven for a monument in Central Park (1894) ** Nearly identical bust in Prospect ParkLudwig Van Beethoven Statue in Prospect Park Concert Grove
NYC Parks Dept * 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, College Point, Queens, New York

Gallery of works

Puck Bldg Puck Figure Houston 13 Jul 2003.jpg, Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream), 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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1837 births 1908 deaths Artists from Munich Artists from New York City German emigrants to the United States Sculptors from New York (state) {{US-sculptor-stub