Type Sculpture Owner University of Oregon | Subject Willamette Meteorite | |
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Medium Wire mesh
fiberglass
resin 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 | ||
Brown and Black Asteroid is an outdoor sculpture and replica of the Willamette Meteorite by an unknown artist, 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.