Dome atop Weir Hall, Yale University
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Frederick J. Mahaffey
American, 1926 - 2011
Date1953
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (6.7 x 11.7cm) and smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 5/8in. (8.9 x 6.7cm) and smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 5/8in. (8.9 x 6.7cm) and smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of James T. Kirby
DescriptionViews of a geodesic dome atop a building at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Object number2012.441.28.1-.5
MarkingsOn attached pink paper note, in graphite, "GROUP SENIOR THESIS: / CONSTRUCTION / OF BUCKY FULLER / DOME ATOP WEIR HALL / YALE 1953"Inscribed2012.441.29.4: On verso, lower right, in graphite, "ROY FERGUSON"2012.441.29.5: On verso, lower left, in graphite, "Howard Perry"
On verso, lower right, in graphite, accession numbers written on all photosNotesSubject Note: Buckminster Fuller (1898-1983) was an architect and designer, the inventor of the geodesic dome. His ideas were highly influential in the 1950s and 1960s.
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