Bronze bust of Halldór Laxness (1902-1998) by the Norwegian artist Nils Aas (1933-2004).
First unveiled in an assembly held in commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the publication of Laxness´s first book, Barn náttúrunnar (Children of Nature), (1989).
Portrait by Nína Tryggvadóttir (1913-1968), 1942, of Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-1998) who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955 "for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland" (1942).
Portrait by Gunnlaugur Blöndal (1893-1962) of Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir (1856-1940).
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir was well known for her battle for womens´ rights.
Property of The Women's History Archives.
Painting by Sigurður Sigurðsson (1916-1996) of Jón Steffensen (1905-1991).
Jón Steffensen was a professor of medicine at the University of Iceland. His books are kept in the special collections.
Portrait by Baltasar Samper (1938- ) of Hafsteinn Guðmundsson (1912-1999).
Hafsteinn Guðmundsson was a productive printer, publisher and designer of books.
Bronze bust of Benedikt Þórarinsson (1861-1940) by Ríkarður Jónsson (1888-1977), 1936.
Benedikt Þórarinsson was a merchant and an ardent book collector whose books are conserved in the library.
Portrait by Halldór Pétursson (1916-1977) of Halldór Hermannson (1878-1958).
Halldór Hermannsson was a librarian at the Fiske collection of Icelandic material and a Professor of Old Norse Studies at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.