Ásmundur Sveinsson

Ásmundur Sveinsson
Born
Ásmundur Sveinsson

(1893-05-20)20 May 1893
Kolsstadir, Iceland
Died9 December 1982(1982-12-09) (aged 89)
Reykjavík
NationalityIcelandic
Known forSculpting
SpouseGunnfríður Jónsdóttir m. 1924 Ingrid Sveinsson m. 1949

Ásmundur Sveinsson (20 May 1893 – 9 December 1982) was an Icelandic sculptor, whose works include “Thor's gavel”, the ornate gavel used by the President of United Nations General Assembly.

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