Background
Hering, Henry was born on February 15, 1874 in New York City. Son of Michael and Magdalene (Compter) Hering.
Hering, Henry was born on February 15, 1874 in New York City. Son of Michael and Magdalene (Compter) Hering.
Art Students’ League, New York, 1894-1898. École des Beaux Arts and Colorossi Academy, Paris, France, 1900-1901. Pupil of Augustus Saint Gaudens, 1900-1907.
Principal works: (portrait busts) Augustus Saint Gaudens. Bishop Ethelbert Talbott. Stephen H. Olin and his father for Middletown College Library.
Roger Platt, New York City.
John Freeman, New Hampshire (U.S.); Edward C. Simmons, Saint Louis, Missouri. F. J. V. Skiff, Field Museum, Chicago.
Ernest R. Graham, Chicago. Doctor Richard H. Hoffmann.
Russian Whytll; (portrait reliefs) Mr.
Sam Scribner. Peirce Anderson. Stephen H. Olin, Rhinebeck, New New York Mistress Tracy Dows and son, Rhinebeck, New New York
Mission Isom, Portland Library, Oregon.
Charles Albert Coffin, New New York Evarts Tracy, New New York
Doctor Andrew McCosh, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. William Cullen Bryant, Williams College.
(medals) John Mulholland.
Apartment House for New York Chapter American International Assurance. Official Seal Parish Priest International Exposition California. Searsdale Golf Club championship medal.
(memorial reliefs) Robert Collyer, Church of Messiah, New York City.
Huntington Wolcott Jackson, Crerar Library, Chicago, and Princeton. University; Mel. Craig, Metropolitan Life Insurance, New York City.
General Fitzgerald, 71st Armory, New York City. Henry Bacon, Saint George’s Church, New York City.
Josiah Kirby Lilly, Indianapolis.
Pediment and symbolic figures, Eli Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis. (architectural sculpture) Field Museum Natural History, Chicago. Industrial Arts Building, Chicago.
Union Station, Chicago.
Two groups South Pylons “Defense of Fort Dearborn and Regeneration of Chicago,” Rush Street Bridge, Chicago. Civic Opera House pediment, Chicago.
(Federal Reserve Banks) Dallas, Texas, Kansas City, Missoury, Chicago, Illinois, Cleveland, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Clarksburg, West Virginia. Four bronze panels, Religion, Science, Law, Knowledge, for Obelisk, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Pediment Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, Medical Arts Building, Cleveland, Ohio
Eight heroic bridge pylon figures for Cleveland, Ohio Spandrils for Museum, Yale University. (portrait statues) of Pere Marquette, Gary, Indiana.
Seated Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Indianapolis, Indiana. (war memorials) Civil War Memorial, Yale University.
Indiana State War Memorial with heroic bronze figure of Pro Patria, Indianapolis.
War memorial, Ridgewood, New Jersey. (memorial tablet) Myron T. Herrick, Paris, France. Trophy for American Legion Champion Color Guard.
Also many fountains.
National Academician, 1937.
Served with 40th Engineers, United States Army, 1918. Member National Sculpture Society, Architectural League of New York, Fine Arts Federation of New New York Clubs: Players (New York).
Married Elsie Ward, June 1910.