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Artist
Soss Efram Melik, 02 Aug 1914 - 11 Oct 2003
Sitter
Buckminster Fuller, Jr., 12 Jul 1895 - 1 Jul 1983
Date
1979
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
Image: 44 × 32 cm (17 5/16 × 12 5/8")
Sheet: 62.2 × 48.2 cm (24 1/2 × 19")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Male
Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Literature\Writer
Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Science and Technology\Scientist\Cartographer
Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Literature\Writer\Poet
Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: Visual Arts\Architect
Buckminster Fuller, Jr.: 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.: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Barra Foundation