Heinz Warneke, German-American sculptor and educator (died 1983)

Heinz Warneke

American sculptor (1895–1983)

Heinrich Johann Dietrich "Heinz" Warneke was a German-born American sculptor, best remembered as an animalier, or sculptor of animals. His role in the direct carving movement "assured him a place in the annals of 20th-century American sculpture."