Item Information
Title: Keynote speech by R. Buckminster Fuller, Part 1
Date: 1970
Physical Details: 1 video reel ; 1 hr., 3 min., 11 sec.
Description: Recording is black and white and has a flickering quality. Tape was previously used and the old recording can be heard faintly in the background. Recording is R. Buckminster Fuller as a keynote speaker. The event and location are unidentified, possibly the commencement ceremony for arts program graduates at Kutztown State University. The speech is mainly abstract, theoretical and philosophical in nature, but Fuller also describes his view on life. Fuller discusses the capability of a person's mind and the degree of freedom in people's lives, and the structure of the universe. See item 26157 for the latter part of the speech recording. Date is based on the introduction mentioning Fuller's 1970 Gold Medal Award from the American Institute of Architects as the most recent recognition among the many accolades Fuller has received. Notes copied from the tape: J. Caroll, Buckminster Fuller 1
Creator: Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983
Forms part of: New Arts Program records, circa 1971-2015
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster) Fuller. Keynote speech by R. Buckminster Fuller, Part 1, 1970. New Arts Program records, circa 1971-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 26156