Patrick
08-19-2004, 11:54 PM
Well, I thought I'd include this in the Arts and Entertainment forum, to spice it up a little! Anyways, looks like the man that inspired the design of the Gold Dome at 23rd and Classen is getting honored by a postage stamp. I'm glad to hear this. I'm looking forward to seeing the stamp.
"Dome inventor gets stamp of approval
The inspiration behind Oklahoma City’s Gold Dome building has been immortalized on a stamp.
A U.S. postage stamp issued last month honors R. Buckminster Fuller’s accomplishments as an inventor, architect and engineer on the 50th anniversary of his patent for the geodesic dome.
The Gold Dome building at NW 23 and Classen, built in 1958 as Citizens State Bank, was inspired by Fuller’s designs. Its demolition was planned, but it is being renovated into a retail and community center.
The stamp artwork is a painting of Fuller by Boris Artzybasheff that appeared on a cover of Time magazine in 1964. It depicts Fuller’s head in the pattern of a geodesic dome. Geodesic domes and some of his other inventions surround Fuller, who discovered a number of geometric and structural principles. "
"Dome inventor gets stamp of approval
The inspiration behind Oklahoma City’s Gold Dome building has been immortalized on a stamp.
A U.S. postage stamp issued last month honors R. Buckminster Fuller’s accomplishments as an inventor, architect and engineer on the 50th anniversary of his patent for the geodesic dome.
The Gold Dome building at NW 23 and Classen, built in 1958 as Citizens State Bank, was inspired by Fuller’s designs. Its demolition was planned, but it is being renovated into a retail and community center.
The stamp artwork is a painting of Fuller by Boris Artzybasheff that appeared on a cover of Time magazine in 1964. It depicts Fuller’s head in the pattern of a geodesic dome. Geodesic domes and some of his other inventions surround Fuller, who discovered a number of geometric and structural principles. "