R. Buckminster Fuller

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Object Details

Artist

Hans Namuth, 17 Mar 1915 - 13 Oct 1990

Sitter

Buckminster Fuller, Jr., 12 Jul 1895 - 1 Jul 1983

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate of Hans Namuth

Date

1959

Object number

NPG.95.137

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 42.6 x 36.9cm (16 3/4 x 14 1/2")

Sheet: 50.4 x 40.2cm (19 13/16 x 15 13/16")

Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Architecture\Dome\Geodesic

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Male

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Science and Technology\Scientist\Cartographer

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Architect

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Philosopher

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Science and Technology\Engineer

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Science and Technology\Inventor

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Science and Technology\Scientist\Mathematician

Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom

Portrait

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