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
Attributed to
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