Item Information
Title: Keynote speech by R. Buckminster Fuller, Part 2
Date: 1970
Physical Details: 1 video reel ; 32 min., 32 sec.
Description: Recording is black and white and has flickering. 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 and theoretical in nature. Fuller discusses structure of the universe, tetrahedron, engineering, philosophy, and how artists' interest in the physical world and science can be overlooked by the rest of the society, and how artists often are more empathetic and sensitive than the general public. See item 26156 for the beginning 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 2
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 2, 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: 26157