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Ludwig van Beethoven Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Baerer, Henry, 1837-1908, sculptor. George Fischer & Brother, founder. Title:  Ludwig van Beethoven Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Beethoven, (sculpture). Dates:  1884. Installed July 22, 1884. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: polished Barre granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 11 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 71/2 in. x 6 ft. 7 in. Inscription:  (Northeast side of base of Genius figure:) H. BAERER SC. (Southwest side of base of Genius figure:) GEO. FISCHER & BRO./BRONZE WORKS NEW YORK (Rear of base of Beethoven bust:) ERECTED/AND/PRESENTED/TO THE/CITY OF NEW YORK./BY THE/BEETHOVEN MAENNER CHOR./ON THEIR/25TH ANNIVERSARY/JULY 22ND 1884. (In raised letters, front of base, below Beethoven bust:) BEETHOVEN signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Beethoven place on a tall square stepped base. Beethoven is depicted with an intense gaze, a furrowed brow, and a generous crown of unkempt hair. At the front of the base, on top of a set of two steps is a small female figure, personifying of the Genius of Music. She is dressed in classical drapery and carrying a lyre in her proper left arm. Subject:  Portrait male -- Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Bust Performing Arts -- Music -- Composer Ethnic -- German Figure female -- Full length Object -- Musical Instrument -- Lyre Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, Mall, north, New York, New York 10021 Remarks:  Gift of the choral society named Beethoven Mannerchor. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 213. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 213. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76003467   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003467 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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