ID: 2745
Date of birth : 1887
Place of birth : Gullbringusýsla
Date of death : 1969
Karel Sveinsson Kjarval Photo: Dm
Karel Sveinsson Kjarval was born in Reykjavík on September 16, 1887. He died in Chicago in 1969.
Spouse: 1) Jóhanna K. Þorvarðsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on December 30, 1887, d. in Minneapolis on March 21, 1919. 2) Hallie Parker.
Children: With Jóhanna: 1. unnamed boy b. March 6, 1919, d. shortly after birth. With Hallie: 1. Richard b. July 17, 1937 2. Theodore b. January 1, 1939.
Karel, brother of the painter Jóhannes, came west in 1913 and settled in Minneapolis. He worked as a bookbinder for O. H. Dahlin Printing Co. and lived on Portland Ave. S. He later moved to Chicago.