Wharton Brontosaurus - Wharton, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 18.588 W 096° 06.242
14R E 781284 N 3245791
A friendly brontosaurus (Approx. 19 x 77 x 16 ft.) welcomes visitors to Riverside Park.
Waymark Code: WMRYP8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2016
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The dinosaur is in the parking area, so you don't have to go into the park to visit it.
Riverfront Park is located under the 1930 Hwy. 59 bridge. A great place to relax, or have a picnic. It is a day use park with barbecue pits, tables, and restrooms.
The Brontosaurus is composed of welded steel supports and carved urethane which was coated with fiberglass and painted. The dinosaur is in an active gait. The dinosaur has animated blinking eyes and a Solenoid activated mandible. The sculpture is mounted directly on the ground.
It was erected in 1993 by Dana Steinheimer.
TITLE: Wharton Brontosaurus
ARTIST(S): Dana Steinheimer
DATE: 1993
MEDIUM: Welded Steel, carved urethane, and fiberglass.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000665
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
461 W Colorado St.
Wharton, TX 77488
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What I could see of him looked good.
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