Beautiful Weather, Beautiful Things

One of our fabulous staff members came to work today in the most gorgeous skirt. It's playful, fanciful and just right for a perfect late-spring day.

It's also very reminiscent of 20th century Spanish artist Joan Miró's Constellation Series. The stacks (The 759's, to be exact) were explored and the proof has been documented.


Here Annie models her skirt and the library's copy of Miró.

We're inclined to think Women Encircled by the Flight of a Bird is a spot-on match.


Not only skirts have been inspired by Miró's famous series. André Breton wrote specifically about the Constellation gouaches, offering a sort of dreamscape narration. Much later, Bobby Previte recorded The 23 Constellations of Joan Miró. Each of its 23 movements are inspired by and titled after Miró's individual works.

And what was Miró inspired by, you might ask? There were many things, but we're inclined to think glorious spring days in France and Spain were among them.

Now get out there and be inspired, Missoula!