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Miró's Chicago (originally called The Sun, the Moon and One Star) [1] is a sculpture by Joan Miró in Brunswick Plaza, Chicago, United States. It is 39 feet (12 m) tall, and is made of steel , wire mesh , concrete , bronze , and ceramic tile .
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]
In 1981, Miró's The Sun, the Moon and One Star—later renamed Miró's Chicago—was unveiled. This large, mixed media sculpture is situated outdoors in the downtown Loop area of Chicago, across the street from another large public sculpture, the Chicago Picasso. Miró had created a bronze model of The Sun, the Moon and One Star in 1967.
The painting was made on a piece of copper in the week between 15 and 22 October 1935. Miró said that the subject resulted from trying to represent the tragedy and torture of the Spanish Civil War. The painting was one of twelve known as the Wild Paintings. [1]
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