Joan Miró's bronze Solar Bird sculpture in Balboa Park

Joan Miró's bronze Solar Bird sculpture in Balboa Park

Visit the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park to see the bronze Solar Bird sculpture by Spanish artist Joan Miró.

Solar Bird is a bronze sculpture created in 1966 by the Spanish artist Joan Miró. The San Diego Museum of Art houses a version of the piece located in Balboa Park, which was a museum purchase with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Norton S. Walbridge in 1969.

Several institutions hold different versions of this artwork. The Art Institute of Chicago holds a 1966 bronze version, while the Museum of Modern Art holds another bronze sculpture from the same year. Other versions include marble sculptures in Barcelona and Saint-Paul-de-Vence.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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