Drawing, "Spherical Truss for Ford Motor Company Courtesy Building," 1952

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition back to Dearborn and, from 1936 to 1962, recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. The Rotunda was renovated and reopened to the public in 1953. The renovations included a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Subject Date

30 August 1952

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

93.45.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 18 in
Width: 14.75 in

Drawing, "Spherical Truss for Ford Motor Company Courtesy Building," 1952