This document summarizes the life and career of Joan Miró, a famous Spanish painter, sculptor, ceramist and engraver born in Barcelona in 1893. It describes his early interest in art as a child and enrollment in an art academy at age 7. It follows his career development, including his move to Paris where he met Picasso and developed his surrealist style of painting things as he perceived and felt them. The document outlines his international success and popularity among children for both his paintings and sculptures, noting that Miró remained childlike in his work.