Statue of Leif Erikson (Reykjavík)

Title: Statue of Leif Erikson (Reykjavík)
Alternative Title: Statue of Leif the Lucky
Submitted by: Rob Oo via Flickr
Description: Monument to Leif Erikson outside Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik. Made by American artist Alexander Stirling Calder in 1930, on commission from the US Government as a gift to Iceland to celebrate 1000 years of the Icelandic parliament.
Identifier: NM-00076
Contributor: Stirling Calder, Alexander (artist)
Date: 1929 – 1932
Temporal Coverage: Modern (Twentieth Century)
Place of Origin: Hallgrímskirkja; Reykjavík; Iceland; 64.1417, -21.9266
Format: Bronze; Granite
Type: Leif Erikson See all items with this value; Historical Person See all items with this value; Human & Identity See all items with this value
Subject: Sculpture / Installation; Artwork; Artefact & Artwork
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0
depicts: Leif Erikson See all items with this value
Has Version: Statue of Leif Erikson in central Reykjavik (Iceland); Leif Erikson statue (Reykjavik)

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