Bjarni Jonsson - Reykjavik, Iceland
Posted by: Metro2
N 64° 08.793 W 021° 56.359
27W E 454297 N 7113681
This bust of Jonsson is located on the south side of the Reykjavik Cathedral.
Waymark Code: WMM180
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 07/01/2014
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This bronze life-sized bust of Bjarni Jonsson depicts him mid-chest as a middle-aged man. He wears a ruffled collar and a cross around his neck. His hands are held out in front of him as if he is gripping a lectern.
There is no information at the site about the artist or date.
Although Wikipedia and Brittanica do not have a page for him, he is mentioned in the Wikipedia page for Asgeir Asgeirsson (
visit link) at which we learn that Jonsson, a minister at the Reykjavik Cathedral was the losing candidate to become Iceland's second President in 1952. The sculpture provides Jonsson's birth and death dates as "1881-1965".