Gothic Personage, Bird-Flash
Personnage Gothique, Oiseau-Eclair is a bronze sculpture by Joan Miró. It was created in 1974, and cast in 1977. It is in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, in Washington, D.C..| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: artwork by Joan Miró
- Also known as: “Personnage Gothique, Oiseau-Eclair”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Natural History.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 760 feet west of Gothic Personage, Bird-Flash.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 1,000 feet east of Gothic Personage, Bird-Flash.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Downtown.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Downtown
Suburb
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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Gothic Personage, Bird-Flash
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89181° or 38° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
-77.02339° or 77° 1′ 24″ westInception
1974Height
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87C4VXRG+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 5517523453OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q7170680
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In Other Languages
“Gothic Personage, Bird-Flash” goes by many names.
- French: “Personnage Gothique, Oiseau-Eclair”
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Highlights include Typewriter Eraser, Scale X and Spider.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Constitution Av NW at 9th St NW and Orphée.
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