
Lunar Bird - Washington, DC
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N 38° 53.348 W 077° 01.409
18S E 324502 N 4306419
Abstract sculpture depicting an imaginary bird with with thick legs and small wings, and a crescent symbol of the moon on its head.
Waymark Code: WM9DM3
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2010
Views: 13
Joan Miro commissioned five casts of this sculpture, although only four were made. One appears to be in a private collection in Texas. (IAS 87590024)
TITLE: Lunar Bird
 ARTIST(S): Joan Miro
 DATE: 1944-1946, enlarged and cast 1966-1967
 MEDIUM: Bronze
 CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 61570075
 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
 PHYSICAL LOCATION: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Avenue at 8th Street, S.W.
Washington, District of Columbia 20560
 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The museum information sign gives further dates of "enlarged and cast 1966-1967".

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