| Brown and Black Asteroid | |
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 The
meteorite replica in 2015 | |
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| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium |
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| 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 |
| 44°02′34″N 123°04′06″W / 44.04291°N 123.06840°W | |
| 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.
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]
- ^ Baskas, Harriet (January 6, 2010). Oregon Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 145. ISBN 9780762762019. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ Pruitt, Judi. "University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "(Brown and Black Asteroid), (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- Willamette Meteorite, Eugene, Oregon at Waymarking
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