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In early 2004, the Virgin Group announced plans to create a US-based, low-cost airline initially named "Virgin USA.” Although the public showed strong support for the creation of a new economy airline, the company experienced many complications during the approval process. This tweet was posted on July 23, 2024.
After initially being denied approval by the Department of Transportation, a revised application was submitted in January 2007 stipulating that voting shares would be held by an approved trust and only two Virgin Group directors would serve on the airline’s eight-person board. This tweet was posted on July 23, 2024.
Toronto filmmaker Ryan Bergmann brings to life the incredible hand-drawn artwork and story of Rachel Douchette, an artist with a refreshing philosophy of open-mindedness and inclusivity. #VideoArtsSFO https://t.co/AGEWfo2v2I This tweet was posted on July 25, 2024.
"The Art of the African Instrument" features bells, harp lutes, drums, and lamellophones or “thumb pianos.” Though small in scale, the lamellophone produces enchanting sounds. Plucked with the thumbs, it consists of a set of wooden or metal keys arranged on a soundboard. This tweet was posted on August 05, 2024.
An elephant and its riders, lavishly adorned in gold and red, are shown with a pouncing Bengal tiger. Baskerville depicted white cows, sacred to the Hindu religion, and the silhouette of the Taj Mahal, the 17th-century tomb of a Mogul emperor and his wife. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on August 07, 2024.
Have you been to the newly opened area of Harvey Milk Terminal 1? Featuring 15 new and returning works of art and two new Museum galleries, the new area also includes new ticket counters, security checkpoint, and a post-security connector to all terminals. #HMT1 #HarveyMilkT1 This tweet was posted on July 30, 2024.
Charles Baskerville’s painting style was described as that of an “old school portrait painter.” In the 1940s, he created this Siam (Thailand) poster with Buddhist monks looking at a statue of a guardian in front of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in the Grand Palace in Bangkok. This tweet was posted on August 21, 2024.
Cheju or Jeju Island, located off the southern peninsula of South Korea, is Korea's largest island. Seongsan Ilchulbong, a volcanic crater, pictured here, is considered one of Korea's most beautiful natural wonders. Have you ever been to Jeju Island? #52Posters #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on August 13, 2024.
Developed by the Lockheed Corporation, the L-188 Electra was the only large turboprop airliner produced in the U.S. With medium range, a cruise speed of nearly 400 mph, and a capacity of up to 100 passengers, the Electra was ideal for Western Airline’s needs. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on August 23, 2024.
It featured four Allison 501-D13 turboprop engines (a revolutionary power plant consisting of a jet turbine engine powering a propeller through a gearbox) mounted on short-span, low-mounted wings. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on August 23, 2024.
Marshall Moxom was a San Francisco-based photographer active between the late 1930s & mid-1970s. During this time, Moxom frequently worked at SFO, where he made aerial photographs and documented terminal construction, events, and airport personnel. #MarshallMoxom #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 12, 2024.
See “Greeting a Totem” and “Torso” by Marc Katano pre-security in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/Nk8IWYUPC4 #MarcKatano #publicart @SFAC This tweet was posted on August 20, 2024.
Syracuse University graduate Zichen Chang crafts a visually stunning black-and-white experimental film, joined together by ethereal music, spoken word, and intimate cinematography to explore oblivion. #VideoArtsSFO https://t.co/GWXeRbL6yN This tweet was posted on August 22, 2024.
The aircraft’s interior was designed by the firm of Henry Dreyfuss with blue and turquoise pile carpet, seats, and curtains. The lounge in the aft section of the cabin featured wraparound, sofa-style seating and a large mural of North America showing the airline’s route system. This tweet was posted on August 23, 2024.
When businessman Harold Bixby worked for the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), CNAC exclusively flew American-built aircraft. Here we see the wings fitted to a new Ford Tri-Motor, which were well-suited to the lack of aviation infrastructure in China in the 1930s. This tweet was posted on August 27, 2024.
📸: Photographer Marshall Moxom [left] and Ken Snodgrass posing in front of a Cessna 175, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), February 19, 1960; view facing north with San Bruno Mountain visible on horizon Collection of SFO Museum; 2011.032.0609 https://t.co/adDmfqGScw This tweet was posted on August 12, 2024.
Please join Film SF and SFO Museum on Thursday, September 5 from 1pm to 3:30pm at the Aviation Museum and Library for a screening of our Latinx Heritage Month Video Arts programming! The event includes a conversation with filmmakers followed by a reception. RSVP below! https://t.co/KnQvvKMTm6 This tweet was posted on August 28, 2024.
RT @Film_SF: We are thrilled to present a new screening series celebrating Latinx Heritage Month highlighting these San Francisco Bay Area… This tweet was posted on August 28, 2024.
📸: Assembling a Ford Tri-Motor at Shanghai 1930s photograph Collection of SFO Museum 2019.121.0127 R2023.1301.007 This tweet was posted on August 27, 2024.
Born in Australia in 1929, Harry Rogers was a poster artist and graphic designer for Qantas from the late 1950s through the ‘80s. He designed the Qantas logo-font in the mid-1960s and created numerous travel posters for the airline from the 1950s to the ’70s. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on September 03, 2024.
CALL FOR ARTISTS! Are you a filmmaker? Interested in screening your film for an international audience? SFO Museum reviews exhibition proposals from artists and filmmakers on a rolling basis. Interested? https://t.co/18M0ivIyMr #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO This tweet was posted on August 30, 2024.
For each poster series, Rogers conceived a distinct style using different illustration techniques. These included cut paper and collage, animal portraits, watercolor illustrations, and oil paintings on glass. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on September 03, 2024.
RT @Film_SF: Tomorrow! Join us for our Latinx Heritage Month screening followed by a conversation with the filmmakers and reception. Regist… This tweet was posted on September 04, 2024.
RT @airandspace: This photo of Amelia Earhart sitting in a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra was taken on this day in history in 1936. https://t.… This tweet was posted on August 31, 2024.
This cutaway model represents the first Electra delivered to Western, registered as N7135C, and features a highly detailed fuselage, wings, engines, cockpit, and cabin interior with a galley, luggage racks, closets, and a lounge. #CutAboveModels This tweet was posted on September 04, 2024.
📸: Western Airlines Lockheed L-188A Electra cutaway model aircraft 1990s Gary Field scale 1:20 metal, paint, wood, plastic, decals, rubber Collection of SFO Museum Gift of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society 2018.127.005 a e L2024.0401.003 a e This tweet was posted on September 04, 2024.
Costa Rican director María Luisa Santos stars in her own film about waiting for a visa with Turbo, a dog she grows to adore. As time passes, she must grapple with their imminent separation. #VideoArtsSFO #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth https://t.co/qyKrm2lO2o This tweet was posted on September 06, 2024.
In 1942, the US War Production Board, War Advertising Council, and Office of War Information coordinated a campaign to recruit women into the workforce. Propaganda recast traditional female roles and publicized women as vital to the success of a nation at war. #RosieTheRiveterSFO This tweet was posted on September 10, 2024.
See “A Film is a Goodbye That Never Ends” by María Luisa Santos in the Video Arts Gallery, located pre-security in the Mayor Edwin M. Lee International Terminal Departures Hall, open daily from 8am to 10pm. Learn more at: https://t.co/0w9AVtR2Mf #VideoArtsSFO This tweet was posted on September 06, 2024.
Venezuelan filmmaker Clara Pérez Medina captures the vibrant and powerful work of Bay Area-based political muralists. Three generations of artists map the contours of their communities onto a rotating mural at the La Peña Cultural Center. #VideoArtsSFO https://t.co/rYk7RT3KWF This tweet was posted on September 12, 2024.
A very special thank you to Mickey McGowan for making this exhibition possible. See “Recollections… from the Unknown Museum” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/4G3SzOmKhc #UnknownMuseum #MickeyMcGowan #BayArea #BayAreaHistory This tweet was posted on September 16, 2024.
Harry Rogers, a poster artist & graphic designer for Qantas from the late 1950s to the ‘80s, created numerous travel posters for the airline from the 1950s to the ’70s. In 1956, Rogers created a series of travel posters for the airline incorporating visual elements of animation. This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.
Included are a contemporary Filipino proverb, a traditional Lakota (Native American) song, a song from the Yuen Fu genre (Chinese, 221-205 B.C.), and “I love you” in American sign language. #PublicArt #SFAC #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.
Initially he depicted figures intended to represent various cultures, such as this Japan poster with a woman dressed in a kimono and this Ceylon (Sri Lanka) poster featuring a Kandyan dancer from the Central Hills region of Udarata. #AirwaysArtists This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.
Mexican American filmmaker Susana Canales Barrón highlights the communities within San Joaquin Valley and the bond they have formed with their automobiles amidst a technological shift. https://t.co/eSsa9OaLnt This tweet was posted on September 20, 2024.
These were followed by the animal series for which he is best known—including the unmistakable kangaroo with Aboriginal-inspired design accents for Australia and the iconic bulldog for Britain. All the posters in this series included a small Lockheed Super Constellation in shadow This tweet was posted on September 18, 2024.