Leif Eriksson Memorial (Leifr Eiricsson)

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Title

Leif Eriksson Memorial (Leifr Eiricsson)

Subject

building; statue; clock; green; tan; brown

Description

A green statue of a person in chainmail and a cloak, holding an axe and a sword, stands on a tall pedestal in front of a smooth stone tower. The tower comes to a point at the top and has a clock near the top.

Creator

Alexander Stirling Calder (1870-1945)

Born: January 11, 1870 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Died: January 7, 1945 (age 74 years) (Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA)

Source

8338, Visual Resources Library, EL

Date

1929–1932

Rights

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Relation

In front of the Hallgrimskirkja Lutheran cathedral in Reykjavik, Iceland

Format

Art Form: Sculpture

Type

20th century