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Buesgen, William G.,
Lumber, Rost,
Midwest Sheet Metal Company,
Object -- Tool
Architecture -- Science
Homage -- Hubble, Edwin
Occupation -- Science
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Marshfield
Sculpture
Hubble Telescope Replica, (sculpture).
Artist:
Buesgen, William G., sculptor.
Lumber, Rost, sculptor.
Midwest Sheet Metal Company, fabricator.
Title:
Hubble Telescope Replica, (sculpture).
Dates:
Feb. 1994. June 1994. Dedicated July 4, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel and copper; Cradle: tubular steel; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. D. 43 ft. x Diam. 4 ft.; Cradle: approx. 12 x 2 x 4 ft.; Foundation: approx. 6 x 12 x 12 in. (1,400 lbs.).
Inscription:
(At the end of the smaller cylinder:) NASA unsigned
Description:
A one quarter size replica of the Hubble Space Telescope lifted into mid-air by a cradle of steel tubes that is set in the foundation. The sculpture is surrounded by a chain-link fence.
Subject:
Object -- Tool -- Telescope
Architecture -- Science
Homage -- Hubble, Edwin
Occupation -- Science -- Astronomer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Marshfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Webster County Historical Society, Marshfield, Missouri
Located Webster County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, Marshfield, Missouri
Remarks:
The sculpture was developed as a community project to honor astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), who was born in Marshfield and developed the Big Bang theory. The sculpture cost $4,300 and was privately funded. Community members, including ten year old William Arehart (who tightened the interior bolts), helped the artist install the sculpture. Rost Lumber created the cradle. The hull was fabricated by Midwest Sheet Metal. IAS files contain transcript of related plaque text; and copy of article from the Marshfield Mail, July 6, 1994.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Marshfield Mail, July 6, 1994.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS MO000334
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