Henri Crenier

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Henri Crenier (1873-1948) was an American sculptor born in France.

Crenier was born in Paris, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts with Alexandre Falguière, worked in Asnières-sur-Seine, and exhibited at the Paris Salon. In 1902 he emigrated to the United States, where he became a citizen in 1911, and became active in New York City.

His work includes the James Fennimore Cooper Memorial in Scarsdale, New York, as well as statuary in and on the San Francisco City Hall. He also contributed to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915).