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George Etienne Ganiere (April 26, 1865 – July 29, 1935) was an American sculptor born in Chicago, Illinois. There he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago where he eventually became an instructor and then the head of the Sculpture Department.

Ganiere was a member of the National Sculpture Society and exhibited at their 1923 show, held in New York City.

Ganiere died on July 29, 1935 in Hendersonville, North Carolina at the age of 69.

Works

• Anthony Wayne equestrian statue, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1918

• General "Mad" Anthony Wayne statue, located in Freimann Square, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
• Bust of Brig. Gen. John McArthur at Vicksburg National Military Park, 1919
• Bust of Brig. Gen. John E. Smith at Vicksburg National Military Park, 1919
• Relief Portrait of Col. Green B. Raum at Vicksburg National Military Park, 1915
• Relief Portrait of Col. William W Witherspoon at Vicksburg National Military Park, 1915

References

1. Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
2. National Sculpture Society, Exhibition of American Sculpture Catalogue New York, 1923, p. 83
3. "George Etienne Ganiere". Wausau Daily Herald. 30 July 1935. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

• 1865 births
• 1935 deaths
• 20th-century American sculptors
• 20th-century American male artists
• 19th-century American sculptors
• 19th-century American male artists
• American male sculptors