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Cobalt blue was one of the few mineral colors that could withstand the heat of glaze firing.
This image was posted on November 14, 2016.
Need some design inspiration or nostalgic for the golden age of aviation?
This image was posted on November 13, 2016.
As an artist, Raymond Saunders relies on his own keen observations and experiences: “The important thing about doing art is that I also live… and the more I bring into myself, the more I have a desire and need to translate it into something.” This work is representative of the artist’s dramatic use of color, gestural strokes, elegant line, and the collaged remnants of everyday life to provide compositional, textural, and spatial contrasts.
This image was posted on November 12, 2016.
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed to observe #VeteransDay.
This image was posted on November 11, 2016.
The Aviation Museum and Library is closed to observe #VeteransDay.
This image was posted on November 11, 2016.
This 1943 wartime inflight information brochure by TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) was given out to passengers flying in their DC-3s.
This image was posted on November 10, 2016.
#twa
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the USO Lounge at SFO.
This image was posted on November 10, 2016.
#throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #aviationhistory #unitedstatesarmedforces #usaf #uso #unitedserviceorganization
This 1936 #United Air Lines fall and winter suit in sage green wool was worn over a vivid yellow linen blouse.
This image was posted on November 09, 2016.
#OnThisDay in 1980, the last commercial flight of the de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C departed London operated by the British airline, Dan Air.
This image was posted on November 09, 2016.
#danair #dehavilland #boac #comet #avgeek #dh106 #aviationhistory
Good design was modern and organic, based on simple structures, clean lines, and honest materials.
This image was posted on November 08, 2016.
#design #cobralamp #gretamagnussongrossman #scandinaviandesign #modernscandinaviandesign
#OnThisDay in 1948, the first Pan American World Airways airmail service to Barcelona, Spain departed from New York.
This image was posted on November 08, 2016.
#traveltuesday #barcelona #airmail #philately #panam #spain
Karen May’s work seeks to recapture an idyllic past.
This image was posted on November 07, 2016.
#art #karenmay #niad #airportart