''Lunar Bird'' is an abstract bronze sculpture by
Joan Miró
Joan Miró i Ferrà ( , , ; 20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city of Barcelona i ...
. It was modeled in 1945, enlarged in 1966, and cast in 1967.
It is in the
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., the United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was des ...
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List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
This is a list of public art in Ward 2 of Washington, D.C..
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned ...
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Sculptures by Joan Miró
Modernist sculpture
1945 sculptures
Sculptures in the Smithsonian Institution
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Abstract sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Sculptures of birds in Washington, D.C.
Moon in art
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