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R. Buckminster Fuller

R. Buckminster Fuller
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Artist
Ruth Munson, born 1948
Sitter
Buckminster Fuller, Jr., 12 Jul 1895 - 1 Jul 1983
Date
c. 1981
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Accurate: 62.2 x 52.1 cm (24 1/2 x 20 1/2")
Frame: 72.7 × 65.1 × 5.1 cm (28 5/8 × 25 5/8 × 2")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Printed Material\Map
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 Ruth Munson
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.91.4
Provenance
The artist; gift 1991 to NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view