Classroom Activity Art Starters: Joan Miró Part of Art Tales for Pre-K Joan Miró grew up in Spain, a country in Europe, in a region called Catalonia. As an adult, he moved far away, but every summer he returned to his family’s village to visit. Miró made this painting of his family’s farm, which he loved very much. Miró painted parts of the landscape surrounding the farm in many of his artworks. Joan Miró, The Farm , 1921-1922, oil on canvas, Gift of Mary Hemingway, 1987.18.1 Grade Level Pre-K–K