Brown and Black Asteroid

Brown and Black Asteroid
The meteorite replica in 2015
Brown and Black Asteroid
Location on the University of Oregon campus
Type Sculpture
Medium
  • Wire mesh
  • fiberglass
  • resin
Subject Willamette Meteorite
Dimensions 17 cm × 30 cm × 13 cm (6.5 in × 12 in × 5 in)
Condition "Treatment needed" (1994)
Location University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 44°02′34″N 123°04′06″W / 44.04291°N 123.06840°W / 44.04291; -123.06840Coordinates: 44°02′34″N 123°04′06″W / 44.04291°N 123.06840°W / 44.04291; -123.06840
Owner University of Oregon

Brown and Black Asteroid is an outdoor sculpture and replica of the Willamette Meteorite by an unknown artist,[1][2] installed outside the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.

Description

The Smithsonian Institution, which surveyed the work as part of its "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994, suggests the sculpture is made of wire mesh, fiberglass, and resin. It measures approximately 6.5 feet (2.0 m) x 12 feet (3.7 m) x 5 feet (1.5 m) and is supported by a base of metal pipes, each of which are approximately 2 feet (0.61 m) tall and have a diameter of 4 inches (10 cm). Smithsonian considers the work abstract and deemed its condition "treatment needed" the year it was surveyed. It is administered by the University of Oregon.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baskas, Harriet (January 6, 2010). Oregon Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 145. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ Pruitt, Judi. "University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ "(Brown and Black Asteroid), (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 31, 2015.


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