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
Collection Title
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
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