Working Thesis: The Catalan struggle and Spanish Civil War greatly influenced Joan Miró ’s art; Miro’s techniques of forceful strokes with paint and ceramics enable Miró to express his feelings and depict the Catalan people’s struggle through art. I. Surrealism in the 1920s A.) Born into a Catalan culture B.) Intense nationalist activity C.) Masia D.) Clement Greenburg II. Lack of interest in political matters A.) Spanish Civil War B.) Being Catalan C.) …showed first 75 words of 975 total…

…showed last 75 words of 975 total…Private collection. Joan Miró: 1919. By Elizabeth Higdon. New York: Rizzoli: International, 1993. Color Plate 2. V. Miró, Joan. Still Life with Old Shoe. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Joan Miró: Jan. 24-May 29 1937. By Elizabeth Higdon. New York: Rizzoli: International, 1993. Color Plate 9. VI. Miró, Joan. Women in the Night. Private collection. Joan Miró:1946. By Elizabeth Higdon. New York: Rizzoli: International, 1993. Color Plate12. VII. Munro, Eleanor C. “Miró, Joan.” The Encyclopedia of Art. New York: Golden Press, 1965. 288, 299.