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Billboard Series. This sculpture is on display post-security in Terminal 3 (Boarding Area F)

Flight Patterns. This sculpture is on display before security in Terminal 1 (Terminal 1 Main Hall)

Flight Patterns. This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in Terminal 1 (Terminal 1 Main Hall)

Billboard Series. This object is currently not on display (or in a public location) but used to be on display in Terminal 3 (Boarding Area F)

Based on Schwarcz experiments with electroplating, she developed a remarkable method for electroforming vessels. After finalizing a pattern in paper, she crafted the shape from thin copper foil by cutting, folding, gathering, and stitching with copper wire. #UnconventionalEnamels This tweet was posted on February 02, 2024.

Ruth Asawa formed lifelike, semi-transparent metal sculpture from innovative materials such as looped or tied metal wire. An internationally renowned sculptor, she also created public art and fountains from bronze and stainless steel.#CaliforniaModernistWomen #RuthAsawa This tweet was posted on July 11, 2023.

Using recycled oil drums, scraps of iron, barbed wire, and other metals, and employing a hammer, anvil, chisel, and welding iron, #GeorgesLiautaud crafted sculptures embodying many themes—from spirits of the Haitian Vodou pantheon to imaginary figures. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on September 12, 2023.

From its founding, the Kalo Shop in Chicago, proved to be an innovator in Arts and Crafts design. Known for consistent quality & originality, some of the shop’s trademarks included applied initials and interlocking monograms, hammer marks, and rolled wire rims. #BarckWellesSilver This tweet was posted on November 13, 2023.

From its founding, the Kalo Shop in Chicago proved to be an innovator in Arts and Crafts design, known for consistent quality and originality. This image was posted on November 13, 2023. #barckwellessilver #silver

A visionary artist, Georges Liautaud (1899–1991) founded the Haitian metal sculpture movement. This image was posted on September 12, 2023. #haitianmetal #georgesliautaud #haiti

Some of Schatz's lamps conducted electrical current through copper wire embedded in Plexiglas; this lamp utilizes a spiral-shaped copper tube as a base and channel for the lamp cord. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #ZaharaSchatz This tweet was posted on February 15, 2023.

Working in her Berkeley, California, studio, Schatz arranged “inclusions”—or pieces of wire, bright metal, and tinted plastic—between two sheets of Plexiglas. To add color, she painted layers in translucent, opaque, and metallic pigments. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #ZaharaSchatz This tweet was posted on February 15, 2023.

Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) formed lifelike, semi-transparent metal sculpture from innovative materials such as looped or tied metal wire. This image was posted on July 11, 2023. #californiamodernistwomen #ruthasawa #california #womenartists #modernism

In 1928, Igloo, a wire fox terrier, accompanied Admiral Richard Byrd and his party to the South Pole for the purposes of exploration and map making. This image was posted on May 10, 2023.

Zahara Schatz (1916–99) created modern decorative arts from metal and laminated plastic. This image was posted on February 15, 2023. #californiamodernistwomen #california #womenartists #modernism #zaharaschatz

Prior to their practical application, early motors demonstrated the novel idea that induction could produce a spinning force, such as this rotating wire frame by Daniel Davis, Jr, who was the first commercial maker of electromagnetic instruments in the U.S #ScientificInstruments This tweet was posted on June 06, 2022.

This is your last week to see “Curiosity & Discovery: Antique Scientific Instruments!” This image was posted on June 06, 2022. #scientificinstruments #antiquescientificinstruments #science #electromagnetic #19thcentury

Although the Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often derided for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to the aircraft as a “flying forest.” #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.

The first flight of the Boeing 247 took off #onthisday in 1933. This image was posted on February 08, 2022. #avgeek #boeing #united

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This nonaviation exhibition was on display between November 1992 and February 1993 in the D-04 Central Gallery gallery, located in International Terminal

The Sikorsky S-40 was developed in response to requests from Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a high-capacity flying boat. This image was posted on January 27, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #sikorsky

Awesome. "What you'd get if you crossed Georges Seurat & Elvis' costume designer." http://t.co/RZXgn9F6Qn Via @wired & @SFBART. cc: @SFAC This tweet was posted on March 27, 2013.

Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) was a revered Bay Area artist who worked in sculpture and created a handful of functional objects. After a trip to Mexico, she was inspired by looped wire basketry used to store produce and eggs in the marketplace. #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on July 25, 2019.

Although the #Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often noted for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to it as a “flying forest.” #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.

RT @WIRED: You don't fold paper planes like this guy—but you can https://t.co/o88t8WBf3d This tweet was posted on March 30, 2018.

RT @WIRED: Planes, like people, have beginnings, middles, and ends. This photo series captures the end https://t.co/Z5TKMUHOxu This tweet was posted on November 02, 2017.

RT @WIRED: Missed the stomach-churning flights of the infamous Paris Air Show? We've got the highlights: This tweet was posted on June 24, 2017.

RT @WIRED: 28 wheels. Six engines. 385-foot wingspan. That is one big plane. https://t.co/lqm4afdALC This tweet was posted on June 02, 2017.

RT @WIRED: Yes, it’s a plane engine the size of another plane—and you might ride alongside one by 2020 https://t.co/gj6GOK4R0u This tweet was posted on May 22, 2017.

RT @WIRED: Sitting in the middle seat is the worst. But it may not be for long https://t.co/FRpbSNwJok This tweet was posted on April 05, 2017.

RT @WIRED: This is just the beginning of testing hell for the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner This tweet was posted on April 06, 2017.

After a trip to #Mexico, #RuthAsawa was inspired by #looped #wire #basketry used to store produce in the marketplace #5womenartists #WHM2017 This tweet was posted on March 23, 2017.

RT @WIRED: Confused about the electronics ban? We've got you covered This tweet was posted on March 22, 2017.

RT @WIRED: Thank you, robots https://t.co/F6QzrnYy2h This tweet was posted on March 21, 2017.

RT @WIRED: It's about to get a whole lot fancier in Delta's premium cabins https://t.co/YprleLZ0nq This tweet was posted on March 17, 2017.

RT @WIRED: This crazy two-passenger pod concept lets people take to the skies when traffic backs up https://t.co/DiVWQiTMGh This tweet was posted on March 13, 2017.