In Thorfinn Karlsefni (sculpture), how is the Reykjavík casting discussed?
In the late 1930s, the city of Reykjavík paid for another casting of the statue to be made for the 1939 New York World's Fair. The statue stood next to one of two entrances to Iceland's exhibit at the Hall of Nations for the duration of the fair (with a casting of the statue of Leif Erikson by Alexander Stirling Calder at the other entrance). After the fair, the statue of Thorfinn went to Reykjavík. In June 1947, it was erected on a small islet in a pond just south of Tjörnin (today this pond is called Þorfinnstjörn). In 1962, the statue was removed from the islet. The casting now resides in the Laugardalur district of Reykjavík, near a retirement home and movie theater.
Laugardalur Iceland islet Tjörnin 1939 New York World's Fair Alexander Stirling Calder statue of Leif Erikson Reykjavík