Holger Cahill

Holger Cahill
Holger Cahill on February 15, 1938
Holger Cahill on February 15, 1938
BornSveinn Kristján Bjarnason
13 January 1887
Skógarströnd, Iceland
Died8 July 1960 (1960-07-09) (aged 73)
OccupationArt administrator
Art curator
Writer
CitizenshipAmerican

Sveinn Kristjan Bjarnarsson (January 13, 1887 – July 8, 1960), also known as Edgar Holger Cahill, was an Icelandic-American curator, writer and arts administrator. He served as the national director of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration during the New Deal in the United States.[1][2]

Cahill opened the first of 12 forums on the economic status of artists in the U.S., "Shall the Artist Survive?" (November 22, 1936)[3]
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Holger Cahill, WPA Director, Sees 'Cultural Erosion' Diverting Talent". The New York Times. December 19, 1937. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. ^ "Forum for Artists to Open Next Week". The New York Times. November 15, 1936. Retrieved 2015-06-19.