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Miro, Joan,
Abstract
Figure -- Full length
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
Sculpture
Personage and Birds, (sculpture).
Artist:
Miro, Joan, 1893-1983, sculptor.
Title:
Personage and Birds, (sculpture).
Dates:
Original cast 1970. Dedicated April 20, 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze and steel, painted red, white, yellow, blue and green.
Dimensions:
Approx. 55 x 35 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On front, lower right:) Miro signed
Description:
Abstract figure, possibly female, accompanied by three birds which sit on the arms. The piece is composed of brightly colored geometric shapes with a triangular form acting as the body, a horizontal form as the shoulders and a round form as the head. Beams form the arms and there is a cylindrical object protruding from the front and round pieces attached to the back.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure -- Full length
Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by Texas Commerce Bank, Houston, Texas
Coadministered by United Energy Resources, Houston, Texas
Coadministered by Gerald D. Hines Interests, Houston, Texas
Located Texas Commerce Tower, 600 Travis Street, Houston, Texas
Remarks:
Commissioned by Texas Commerce Bank, Gerald D. Hines Interests and United Energy Resources for between $600,000 and $800,000. Architect I. M. Pei, who designed the Texas Commerce Tower and plaza, assisted in selecting the artwork, which is an enlarged version of a 5 foot bronze piece by Miro with the same title, created in 1970. IAS files include related articles from the Houston Post, the Houston Chronicle April 19, 1982, other sources, and a copy of the dedication brochure.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
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 TX000301
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000301
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