Lober created an seated figure of Hans Christian Andersen on a granite bench for New York City's Central Park, which was installed in 1956. It was cast in bronze at Long Island City's Modern Art Foundry. The statue was designed to accompany an outdoor center for story-telling, and was placed on a 40-foot square stone platform surrounded by benches, trees and shrubs.Staff. "ANDERSEN MEMORIAL TO BE PLACED IN PARK", The New York Times, July 15, 1956. Accessed October 7, 2008. The $75,000 cost of the monument was covered in part by contributions from Danish and American schoolchildren.Hans Christian Andersen, Central Park Conservancy. Accessed October 7, 2008. Lober returned to the theme with his 1955 medal commemorating the 150th anniversary of Anderson's birth, created for the Society of Medalists.
