Jorgen Dreyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jorgen Dreyer

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1877

Place of Birth: Tromsø municipality, Northern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1948

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jørgen Christian Dreyer (December 26, 1877 – November 17, 1948) was a Norwegian-born American sculptor.
He emigrated to the United States in 1903 and worked as a professor of sculpture at the Kansas City Art Institute from 1907 to 1909.
In his career Dreyer created a number of monumental sculptures, some of which are located in Kansas City, Missouri.
His major works include: Life Drift; The Goddess of Dawn; Sphinxes (pair); Biology and Chemistry (a pair of figures); Lionesses (pair); The Message (a bust of Archibald Butt); Bust of Sir Carl Busch; Mercury, god of commerce; and Bust of Major General Sterling Price.