Miró and the United States

Miró and the United States explores the fertile artistic conversation between Spanish artist Joan Miró (1893–1983) and American artists during the period of the artist’s greatest transatlantic contacts from the 1940s to the 1960s. This exhibition will trace Miró’s relationships with American artists, collectors, and institutions, illustrating the ways this exchange spurred new inspiration and experimentation on both sides of the Atlantic. Featuring Alexander Calder, Louise Bourgeois, Lee Krasner, Romare Bearden, Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler, and Adolph Gottlieb, among others, this exhibition will enrich our understanding of the development of post-war art.

This exhibition is organized for The Phillips Collection by Elsa Smithgall, in collaboration with Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale, with the support of Dolors Rodriguez Roig, at the Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona.

The Phillips Collection gratefully acknowledges Northern Trust as the Presenting Sponsor of Miró and the United States in Washington, DC.

Essential support is provided by Dina and George Perry. 

This exhibition is also made possible by The Kristina and William Catto Foundation, John and Gina Despres, Robert and Debra Drumheller, The Marion F. Goldin Charitable Fund, Paul Killian and Carole Goodson, and Reid Walker.

IMAGE: Joan Miró, Chiffres et contellations amoureux d’un femme from the Constellations Series, 1959, 18 3/4 x 15 in., Book with 1 lithograph and 22 reproductions heightened with pochoir, Fundació Joan Miró