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in May 1921. After graduating in 1920, she traveled around Europe. Sæmundsson initially moved to New York City in 1926.
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Sæmundsdóttir has many public art work, this list is by the ascending date.
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Saemundsson became popular as a portrait artist for celebrities. Actress
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Poetics of Dance: Body, Image, and Space in the
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posed for a bust sculpture by Sæmundsson, which was displayed at the
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Sæmundsson worked as a set decorator building sculptures for the
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statue (1928), Mæðragarður (Mothers Garden), Reykjavík, Iceland
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American sculptress and painter (1892–1965)
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Jónína Sæmundsdóttir was born 22 August 1892 in the
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