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Lot 173

TURNER, RALPH. B.1935.
Turner's original drawings for his fold-up model of Jupiter,
probably Tucson, AZ, around June 1, 1971,

5 December 2012, 13:00 EST
New York

US$5,000 - US$7,000

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TURNER, RALPH. B.1935.

Turner's original drawings for his fold-up model of Jupiter, probably Tucson, AZ, around June 1, 1971, pencil and crayon on paper, each hemisphere on a separate sheet, each 980 x 800 mm, two paper labels pasted onto one margin, inscribed in ink "These polyhedron studies made from original Jupiter globe (June 1, 1971)," framed together, waterstains.

Turner's fold-up Jupiter globe was influenced by Buckminster Fuller's geodesic form, albeit adjusted to the oblate form of the planet. The drawings were reproduced by lithography and made available to the public.

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