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Baerer, Henry,
A. T. Lorme & E. Aubry,
Portrait male -- Beethoven, Ludwig van
Performing Arts -- Music
State of Being -- Disabled
Ethnic -- German
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Sculpture
Bust of Beethoven, (sculpture).
Artist:
Baerer, Henry, 1837-1908, sculptor.
A. T. Lorme & E. Aubry, founder.
Title:
Bust of Beethoven, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Beethoven Statue, (sculpture).
Ludwig Von Beethoven Bust, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1894. Dedicated June 26, 1894.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: white granite..
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 9 in.
Inscription:
Henry Baerer, Sculptor, New York (On front of base, top:) BEETHOVEN (On front of base, middle:) PRESENTED TO THE/CITY OF BROOKLYN/BY THE UNITED GERMAN SINGERS/OF THE CITY./ FIRST PRIZE AT THE /17TH NATIONAL SAENGERFEST,/HELD AT NEW YORK JUNE 22-26 (Front of base, bottom:) 1894 signed
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Beethoven, Ludwig van
--
Bust
Performing Arts
--
Music
--
Composer
State
of
Being
--
Disabled
--
Deaf
Ethnic
--
German
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
New York
--
Brooklyn
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
Located Prospect Park, Flower Garden, Music Grove, Ocean Avenue & Lincoln Road, Brooklyn, New York
Remarks:
Gift of the United Singers of Brooklyn. IAS files contain a photocopy of a historic photograph which shows the decorative plaque on the front of the base. This historic photograph and related information can be found in the Prospect Park file at the Brooklyn Historical Society. For related information see Huntington, Edna, "Historical Markers and Monuments in Brooklyn," Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1952, pg. 3. IAS files contain a copy of an excerpt from Huntington publication. A Saengerfest is a festival of singers or songs. SOS survey noted that foundry could be "Lorne & Aylry, N.Y." although no foundry mark could be seen. Inventory cataloger assigned A. T. Lorme & E. Aubry for founder.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5115, 1989.
Monumental News, Dec. 1894, pg. 600.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 133.
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 76002063
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76002063
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