Hannah Whitaker, Dome

Hannah Whitaker, Dome, 2009

Consisting of 42 acres, Bear Island is part of a small archipelago in East Penobscot Bay, about 11 miles east of Camden. Along with forests and fields, the island has a dock and several traditional New England wood frame buildings. Though Buckminister Fuller once built a 21-foot tensegrity dome that was recently reconstructed, none of his designs were used on the island for shelter. Bear Island’s draw, for Fuller, was its primitive simplicity. 

For a fascinating read about Buckminister Fuller’s summers spent on Bear Island in Maine, click here.

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