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    		• Miro, Joan,
     
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    		• Susse Fondeur,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bloomfield
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Oiseau Solaire, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Miro, Joan, 1893-1983, sculptor.
    Susse Fondeur, founder.
    Title: 
    Oiseau Solaire, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Solar Bird, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1966.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 6 ft. x 3 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 in. x Diam. 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    SUSSE FONDEUR PARIS (On south side of sculpture:) Miro 2/5 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Animal -- Bird
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bloomfield
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    CIGNA Corporation, 900 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture sits within a 12 ft. diameter bed of gravel, which is bordered by a granite edge.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
    Craven, Wayne, "Sculpture in America," New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1968, pg. 650-654.
    Frankel, Felice, "Modern Landscape Architecture," New York: Abbeville Press, 1991, pg. 87-99.
    "Dictionary of Modern Sculpture," Maillard, Robert, ed., New York: Tudor Publishing, 1960, p. 210.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS CT000045
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