Tetrascroll
1975-1977
Artist, American, 1895 - 1983
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, born Latvia, 1935
Publisher
R. Buckminster Fuller
Artwork overview
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Medium
book of twenty-one lithographs hinged and bound with Dacron polyester sailcloth in wood case
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Universal Limited Art Edition in Memory of Joseph Fearer)
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Dimensions
book (equilateral triangle): 90.17 × 11.43 cm (35 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
case (equilateral triangle): 104.78 × 19.05 cm (41 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.) -
Accession Number
2015.19.3044
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1989
Sparks, Esther. Universal Limited Art Editions: A History and Catalogue, The First Twenty-Five Years. Illinois: Art Institute of Chicago; New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989, p. 325, nos. 1-26.
Inscriptions
lower center title page in graphite: Buckminster Fuller / Nov 15 1975 / 27/34; in graphite on each page: [the artist's monogram]; lower center title page in graphite: Anne Hewlett Fuller; lower center title page in graphite by the artist's granddaughter: Alexandra (for Goldy) / Aug. 6, 1976; lower center epilever in graphite: Edwin Schlossberg
Markings
embossed on each page: ULAE
Watermarks
Rives BFK
Wikidata ID
Q77009689