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Beethoven at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California |
© Julius Cisek - 1998 Photo used with authorisation of author. Click on it to see it enlarged. Many splendid photos are available on his site... |
This is a copy of the monument found in Central Park,and which is attributed to Henry Baerer. It was also given by the choir of New York, but in 1914. It was erected in the park on August 6th 1915. It is situated close to the California Academy of Science, on the right. How many copies of this sculpture exist? It's a mystery... |
Henry Baerer was born in 1837 in Kirchlin, Germany. He went to the USA in 1854.He studied sculpture with von Launitz, then returned to Germany. He created two enourmous statues for the town of Munich. He moved difinitively to New York City in 1866. He died in 1908. Title of work: Beethoven
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Photo used with authorisation of the author - You can also visit the Golden Gate Park on the Internet |
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San Francisco Chronicle - August 7, 1915... |
Beethoven Monument unveiled as Germans bare their Heads
San Francisco
Chronicle - August 7, 1915, Page 3, Columns
2 and 3. |
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Many
thanks to Hannah SALTER for her translation
of this page from French into English © Dominique PREVOT |
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