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R. Buckminster Fuller

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Earl Mayan, 19 Jun 1916 - 12 Dec 2009

Sitter

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

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1969

Object number

NPG.93.276

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Drawing

Medium

Gouache and pencil on board

Dimensions

Image: 32.7cm x 28cm (12 7/8" x 11"), Accurate
Board: 47.5cm x 32.1cm (18 11/16" x 12 5/8"), Accurate

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Vehicle\Helicopter
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
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

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4596bd5e5-9faf-4c2a-9ac5-e82d9d75d15b

Record ID

npg_NPG.93.276

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