Hello!
My name is Johnette, and as a habitual lurker on BP, I
feel that this is a good time to introduce myself and
share a little knowledge.

I don't know the specifics of Buckminster Fuller's
bathroom, but I know that they have one on display at
Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. I was fortunate
to work with several other interns a few years ago,
catalogueing the pieces of the Dymaxion House at the
Museum (in addition to carrying out other related tasks).
Although we didn't really touch on the bathroom in our
research, we felt really cool with our badges, checking
out the bathroom behind the exclusive exhibit ropes.  I
also have a good picture (but no scanner, alas) of some
visiting Japanese architecture students exploring the
bathroom that was in the Dymaxion House itself.

Other than the musuem (who I think would have a nice file
or two on the object), you might want to check out a book
called "Bucky Works" by J. Baldwin.  There may be some
insights there, or at least some other sources noted such
as Fuller's archive in California.





>> From: Barbara Lamprecht <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>  Might anyone know where I could discover whether the copper bathroom
>>  units manufactured by Phelps Dodge for Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion
>>  bathrooms were coated or plated?
>>
>>  I am asking with regard to the two bathrooms Richard Neutra used
for
>>  "Windshield", the house Neutra designed for John Nicholas Brown
on
>>  Fisher Island.
>>
>>  J. Carter Brown, JNB's son, recalls the original tones of "black
and
>>  silver" while some other contemporaries recall copper, or at least
dark
>>  tones? Would Fuller have minded the natural oxidation of the copper,
or
>>  was that his decision?  Might the copper have been nickel coated?
>>
>>  Any resources on tracking down more information on these bathroom
units
>>  would be much appreciated. Thank you,
>>
>>  Barbara Lamprecht
>>
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