Duchesnay, Robert, 1953-

Fonds Robert Duchesnay, 1985-1992.

73 photographs : gelatin silver prints ; 35 x 28 cm. + 1 vertical file.

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A series of photographs depicting various structures (chiefly geodesic domes) designed or influenced by R. Buckminster Fuller. The images were created between 1985 and 1992 by Montréal artist and photographer Robert Duchesnay. Thirty-six of the seventy-three photographs depict Fuller's Dymaxion House, both in its state of disrepair in 1990, as well as during its dismantling in 1992, prior to its move from Wichita, Kan. to the Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. Other buildings include the former U.S. Pavillion at Expo 67, Montréal, and four domes constructed in the United States: the Climatron (Saint Louis, Mo.), the ASM International Dome (Geauga County, Ohio), the Union Dome (Wood River, Ill.), and the now-demolished Union Tank Car Dome (Baton Rouge, La).

Robert Duchesnay, artist and photographer; born 1953 in Montréal.

Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983.
Dymaxion House.
Union Tank Car Dome (Baton Rouge, La.)
Climatron (Saint Louis, Mo.)
ASM International Dome (Geauga County, Ohio)
Union Dome (Wood River, Ill.)
United States Pavilion (Expo 67, Montréal, Québec)
Geodesic domes United States.
Geodesic domes Québec (Province) Montréal.
Dômes géodésiques États-Unis.
Dômes géodésiques Québec (Province) Montréal.
Buildings
Geodesic domes
Baton Rouge (La.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Wichita (Kan.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Saint Louis (Mo.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Wood River (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Montréal (Québec) Buildings, structures, etc.
Illinois Wood River
Kansas Wichita
Louisiana Baton Rouge
Missouri Saint Louis
Québec Montréal
United States
Houses United States Kansas Wichita 1990-2000.
Geodesic domes United States 1990-2000.
Geodesic domes Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1980-1990.

Fonds (collections)
Photographs.

Location: Library archives collection 261428
Call No.: AP115
Status: Available