During most of the 19th and first half of the 20th century, Iceland struggled to gain the right of self-governance. One of the leaders of the Icelandic Independence Movement (1841 through 1873) against the Kingdom of Denmark was Jón Sigurðsson. This led to their first constitution in 1874. They would not become the Republic of Iceland until 1944. This bronze statue by sculptor Einar Jonsson was created in 1921. The tribute stands on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building.
