BAERER, Henry  (1837-1908) German-American sculptor.
          Often misspelled: Bearer.
          Born Kircheim, Hesse-Kassell, Germany, 1837.
          Came to America 1854. Specialized in portraits, but
          also did statues, including Beethoven monument in
          New York City parks, and Franz Schubert statue in
          Philadelphia’s Fairmont Park. He became paralyzed
          while working on NYC Dewey Arch, 1899.
          Died Bronx, New York, 7 December 1908.

          R  E  L  I  E  F  S

1876 Hayes (Rutherford B.) Portrait Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Auctons: Rago Art & Auction (12 May 2012) [1/7] lot .174
1890ca Wenige (Arthur Oscar) Plaque [bonded bronze on
          plaster] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 35:364

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1892 Columbus (Christopher) Delaware Hard Fibre Company
          Medal (obv portrait from Lotto, modeled by Baerer,
          struck in fibre; product medal class). . . . . . . . . Rulau Wil 8

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 20.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 37.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:18.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:171.
S58  {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens, Wil 8, p 795.
PA1 {1999} Schmidt, p 2:804.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 1:959.