Samúel Jónsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samúel Jónsson

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1884

Place of Birth: Arnarfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1969

Profession: farmer, painter, sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Samúel Jónsson (September 15, 1884 – January 5, 1969) was a farmer in Brautarholti in Selárdalur in Ketildalahreppur in Arnarfjörður.
He was often known as Samúel Jónsson í Selárdal or Listamaðurinn með barnshjartað ("Artist with the child's heart") and was a famous folk artist that would come to Iceland later in his life. Samúel painted a lot of young men, and his large career began when he built a church with a completed tower on his estate.