Study Drawing for a Geodesic Sphere
by Richard Buckminster Fuller
1975
Study Drawing for a Geodesic Sphere
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An impressive yet informal hand drawing of a geodesic sphere by Richard Buckminster Fuller late in his multi disciplined career as an architect, designer, inventor, writer, philosopher, and futurist. In 1962, Buckminster Fuller invented this radical and revolutionary structure, imposed as a “giant, 200-foot diameter... miniature earth - the most accurate global representation of our planet ever to be realized.”
The interconnected parts of this drawing are like a model for his ideal society echoing the “utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham and interpreting it through technological and ecological means.”
Intended as a gift to his daughter, the drawing is signed, dated and inscribed 'To Allegra, August 28, 1975 / Sunset, Maine’.
Print Size: 48 x 60cm
Giclée printed on Hahnemühle 60% hemp fine art paper with conservation grade mount board and spacers.
Float mounted within a hand-crafted FSC timber frame and fitted with a poplar subframe, for additional structural support, and to allow the frame to sit flush against the wall.
UV filtering, anti-reflective glass.
Hand painted and waxed finish.
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