Beyer was best known for his sculpture
Waiting for the Interurban located in the
Fremont neighborhood of
Seattle, Washington. The sculpture, which is one of the most popular works of art in Seattle, was commissioned by the
Fremont Arts Council and dedicated in 1978. It depicts six people and a dog waiting for the Seattle to
Everett Interurban, a
public transportation service that ended in the 1930s. Other sculptures by Beyer include a statue of
Ivar Haglund in
Seattle (
Ivar Feeding the Gulls, 1988), several
sculptures in Kirkland, Washington, a statue of
Christopher Columbus in
Columbus, Georgia, a sculpture of a
bull sitting on a bench in
Ellensburg, Washington, and a sculpture of a kissing couple in
Olympia, Washington described as "perhaps Olympia's most popular and well-known piece of public art".
The Traveler (nicknamed "Art") is installed in
Bend. The Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain is installed at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. ==Further reading==