Ragnar Kjartansson was an Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic sculptor. He was a member of the Icelandic Sculptors Society

Icelandic Sculptors Society

The Icelandic Sculptors Society was established in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík in 1972 by Hallsteinn Sigurðsson, Jon Gunnar Árnason, Ragnar Kjartansson, Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir and others....

 which he established in the Icelandic capital in 1972 along with Hallsteinn Sigurðsson

Hallsteinn Sigurðsson

Hallsteinn Sigurðsson is an Icelandic sculptor and visual artist.He is noted for his Nordic god sculptures, some of which are located at the Laxá Power Station in the north central part of the country and are arranged in the facility’s tunnels and vaults...

, Jon Gunnar Árnason

Jón Gunnar Árnason

Jón Gunnar Árnason was an Icelandic sculptor.After studying at the University of Iceland Reykjavík Arts and Crafts from 1944 to 1946 and the School of Visual Arts, he graduated as an engineer from the Technical University of Reykjavik in 1952...

, Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir

Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir

Þorbjörg Guðrún Pálsdóttir was an Icelandic sculptor. She is perhaps best known for her four green alien-like public statues Dansleikur/Dance in Reykjavík, which she completed in 1970. Other works of note include Par...

 and others. He was also the founder of Glit, Ltd., the only ceramic factory in the country. One of his works is located along the main road in Eskifjördur

Eskifjördur

Eskifjörður , or also Eskifjördur, is a town and port in eastern Iceland with a large fishing industry. It has a population of 1,043 and constitutes one of the most populated villages part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð....

, commemorating the mariners who drowned at sea.