Expo 67 United States Pavilion Souvenir Tray, 1967
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Expo 67, held in Montreal, Canada, was the most attended world's fair of the 20th century. The United States pavilion, a 250-foot-diameter geodesic dome designed by visionary Buckminster Fuller and architect Shoji Sadao, was an interactive environmental exhibit. It remains the most iconic and fondly remembered of Fuller's built designs. This pavilion survives today as an attraction called the Biosphere.
Expo 67, held in Montreal, Canada, was the most attended world's fair of the 20th century. The United States pavilion, a 250-foot-diameter geodesic dome designed by visionary Buckminster Fuller and architect Shoji Sadao, was an interactive environmental exhibit. It remains the most iconic and fondly remembered of Fuller's built designs. This pavilion survives today as an attraction called the Biosphere.
Artifact
Tray
Date Made
1967
Subject Date
1967
Creators
Unknown
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2008.141.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of J. Marc Greuther.
Material
Metal
Color
Blue
Gold (Color)
Red
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.875 in
Thickness: 0.75 in
Inscriptions
On top edge: LE PAVILLON DES ETATS -UNIS On lower edge: THE PAVILION OF THE UNITED STATES On tray: expo67/ copyright Expo67
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