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Dymaxion Car for Henry Kaiser, Longitudinal Section

A side-view section drawing of a bulbous dome-shaped car showing its internal mechanics, a steering wheel in two positions.A side-view section drawing of a bulbous dome-shaped car showing its internal mechanics, a steering wheel in two positions.

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  • A side-view section drawing of a bulbous dome-shaped car showing its internal mechanics, a steering wheel in two positions.A side-view section drawing of a bulbous dome-shaped car showing its internal mechanics, a steering wheel in two positions.

Date:

c. 1943

Artist:

Richard Buckminster Fuller
American, 1895-1983

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Richard Buckminster Fuller

Title

Dymaxion Car for Henry Kaiser, Longitudinal Section

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1938–1948

Medium

Black ink on tracing paper

Dimensions

83.4 × 92.3 cm (32 13/16 × 36 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior gift of Carson Pirie Scott and Company and the Three Oaks Wrecking Company

Reference Number

1991.150

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