The origins of this sculpture can be traced to its artist's series of thirty Maiastra sculptures. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this sculpture. The United States Customs Service tried to enforce a tariff on a version of a sculpture, classifying it under "kitchen utensils and hospital supplies."
ANSWER: Bird in Space
[10e] This Romanian artist sculpted Bird in Space. He created a series of World War I memorials such as The Table of Silence at Targu Jiu.
ANSWER: Constantin Brâncuși
[10h] This person commissioned three versions of Bird in Space for an architectural "aviary". After the death of his wife, this person commissioned Brâncuși to design the Temple of Love and Peace.
ANSWER: Maharajah of Indore [or Yeshwant Rao Holkar]
<Fredrick Morlan , Art - Painting/Sculpture - 20th Century>