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1893

Joan Miró i Ferrà is born on 20 April at 4 Passatge del Crèdit, Barcelona. His father, Miquel Miró i Adzerias, son of a blacksmith in Cornudella, was a silversmith and watchmaker; his mother, Dolors Ferrà i Oromí, was the daughter of a cabinet maker in Palma de Mallorca.

1900

He begins primary school at 13 Carrer del Regomir, Barcelona, where he attends drawing classes given by a Mr Civil.

1901

His earliest surviving drawings date from this year.

1907

He enrols at the Escola de Comerç in Barcelona and, until 1910, also attends classes at the Escola Superior d'Arts Industrials i Belles Arts (La Llotja), where he is taught by Modest Urgell and Josep Pascó.

1910

He starts work as an accounts clerk at Dalmau i Oliveres chemist's shop in Barcelona.

He takes part in his first exhibition, a display of old and modern portraits and drawings organised by the city council.

1911

He struggles to adapt to hi