biography of George E. GANIERE (1865-?)

Birth place: Chicago

Death place: Hendersonville, NC

Addresses: De Land, Glenwood, FL

Profession: Sculptor, teacher

Studied: AIC.

Exhibited: AIC, 1904-05, 1907, 1909 (prize), 1911, 1913-16, 1919; PAFA, 1929

Member: NSS.

Work: Vanderpoel Mem. Collection; Lincoln Fountain, Chicago; equestrian statue, Fort Wayne, IN; Chicago Hist. Soc.; Illinois Hist. Soc.; Grand Army Mem. Hall, Chicago; Highland Park, Starved Rock State Park, Morgan Park, all in Illinois; Milwaukee AI; Omaha Soc. FA; FA Gal., De Land; State of Florida. Among these works are several memorials to Abraham Lincoln.

Comments: Positions: teacher, John B. Stetson Univ., De Land, FL & Rollins College; official sculptor: State of Florida, Century of Progress Expo, Chicago.

Sources: WW33; Falk, Exh. Record Series.