The 1981 catalogueBuckminster Fuller , Inventions : Twelve Around Oneis a gorgeous souvenir from the Carl Solway Gallery in Cinncinnati , Ohio . Their 1981 expo of screenprints , derived from Buckminster Fuller drawings , must have been stunning . The catalog regurgitate thirteen screenprints which were produced under the oversight of Fuller . The version was limited to 60 numbered portfolios which are sell today for$45,000 !
This catalog reproduces a portfolio of thirteen screenprints and text by Buckminster Fuller published under the supervision of Buckminster Fuller by Colophon , Cincinnati , Ohio . The edition is fix to 60 number portfolios ( 1 - 60 ) and 20 hors Commerce Department ( I - XX ) .
Each of the thirteen print consist of two 30″ by 40″ screenprinted sheets , one of which illustrates drawings for a patent invention by Fuller , and the second sheet illustrates the realization of the conception . These two rag may be pose separately , in two human body ; or together , as an overlay , in one bod . This catalog reproduce both intro options .
The patent innovation drawings are screenprinted in white ink on a clear polyester film . A plain aristocratic backing canvass , provided with each photographic print , may be direct under the clear film patent of invention drawings to make the essence of a pattern . The accompanying photo realization of each innovation is a screenprint on Lenox 100 percent rag paper . The text Sir Frederick Handley Page and the blue backing canvas are Curtis Tweedweave 100 pct rag paper made peculiarly for this portfolio .
Each of the thirteen print in the portfolio is hand signed and numbered by Buckminster Fuller on the clear film element .
See also : Fuller ’s Traveling Cartridge ( circa 1960s)The Most Well - document Lives in HistorySea City 2000 ( 1979 )
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