Hans Christian Anderson Statue

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Hans Christian Andersen, the famous Danish fairy-tale writer, his most notable work being "The Ugly Duckling". His statue features him sitting and reading to a stray duck. The 1956 work by sculptor Georg J. Lober was constructed with contributions from Danish and American schoolchildren.[2] It was cast at Modern Art Foundry Astoria Queens NY.

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