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“The Color of Horizons” by Dana Hemenway recently was awarded first prize by Fiber Art Now for their Fiber Reimagined juried exhibition!
This image was posted on March 22, 2023.
#publicart #danahemenway #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth
In 1963, the United States launched a government-funded Supersonic Transport (SST) program to compete with the joint British and French Concorde project.
This image was posted on March 21, 2023.
#sstfirstgeneration #avgeek #concorde
Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter (1915-2020) was an American dancer, actress and model who became a promoter, educator, marketer, commercial pilot, and philanthropist.
This image was posted on March 20, 2023.
#52objects #womeninaviation #womenshistorymonth
The Bruton sisters — Margaret (1894–1983), Esther (1896–1992), and Helen Bruton (1898–1985) — were multidisciplinary artists who worked in painting, printmaking, mosaic, terrazzo, and bas-relief.
This image was posted on March 20, 2023.
#californiamodernistwomen #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth #thebrutonsisters #brutonsisters #margaretbruton
Freda Koblick (1920–2011) was a native of San Francisco who pioneered cast-acrylic plastic sculpture.
This image was posted on March 17, 2023.
#californiamodernistwomen #fredakoblick #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
This image was posted on March 17, 2023.
#OnThisDay in 1947, the Convair CV-240 took off on its maiden flight.
This image was posted on March 16, 2023.
Linda Geary is an abstract painter whose work is inspired by material processes of cutting, revision and repair; a collage approach that references actions of sewing and construction, akin to making a quilt.
This image was posted on March 15, 2023.
#womenshistorymonth
#Onthisday in 1927 the City and County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport.
This image was posted on March 15, 2023.
#sfhistory #sfohistory #avgeek
People often ask: “Where is the museum at SFO?” One way to answer this question is to say: The airport is the museum.
This image was posted on March 14, 2023.
#blog #museumlife #wayfinding #sfo
French American coloratura soprano Lily Pons (1898–1976) was a pop-cultural sensation and appeared on radio programs, recorded for RCA Records, starred in Hollywood films, and had perfume, flowers, and even a town—Lilypons, Maryland—named after her.
This image was posted on March 14, 2023.
#sfoperacentennial #sfopera #opera #womenshistorymonth
Ruth Kadish was the first woman to serve on the San Francisco Airport Commission upon being appointed in 1976 by Mayor George Moscone; she served until 1984.
This image was posted on March 13, 2023.











