Solar Bird Explained

Solar Bird
Artist:	Joan Miró
Type:	Sculpture
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
Museum:	Art Institute of Chicago Fundació Joan Miró; Museum of Modern Art; San Diego Museum of Art

Solar Bird is a 1966 sculpture by Spanish artist Joan Miró. Several institutions have copies in their collections, including:

• Art Institute of Chicago (1966, bronze, 48 x 71 x 40 in.)^[1]
• Museum of Modern Art (1966, bronze, 47 1/4 x 70 7/8 x 40 1/8")
• San Diego Museum of Art (1966–1967, bronze),^[2] Balboa Park^{[3] [4]}
• Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona (Carrara marble, 163 x 146 x 240 cm, 1968)^[5]
• Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence (Carrara marble, 1968)^[6]

See also

• 1966 in art

Notes and References

1. Web site: Solar Bird | The Art Institute of Chicago . Artic.edu . 1966 . 2016-09-16 . 2016-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920004607/http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/28897 . live .
2. Web site: Solar Bird, (sculpture).. Smithsonian Institution. 2016-09-16.
3. Web site: Joan Miro On Display In San Diego . Sd Jewish Journal . 2016-02-11 . 2016-09-16.
4. Web site: Solar Bird - San Diego, CA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on . Waymarking.com . 2016-09-16 . 2016-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923092244/http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMR72V_Solar_Bird_San_Diego_CA . live .
5. Web site: Solar bird | Sculptures and ceramics | Catalog of works | Fundació Joan Miró . Fmirobcn.org . 2016-09-16.
6. Web site: Miró Labyrinth; . www.fondation-maeght.com . 17 February 2021 . 2022-10-03 . 2022-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221003231531/https://www.fondation-maeght.com/labyrinthe-miro/ . live .