R. Buckminster Fuller, American Visionary

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Designer, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller has been called one of the greatest American visionaries of the 20th century. A new exhibit at the Whitney Museum, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting With the Universe," looks into five decades of Fuller’s work, including his extensive use of the tetrahedron. Michael Hays and Dana Miller are the curators.

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