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In her “Psychscapes”, #TerriLoewenthal draws upon the history of California landscape photography, reimagining the genre in a psychedelic light. She captures each image as a single exposure using her unique in-camera process. #MuseumFromHome #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 31, 2020.
“No Other Lands Their Glory Know” by #AliceShaw is a photographic image of a redwood forest on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California just north of San Francisco. 📸 © Ethan Kaplan #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 03, 2020.
This is your last week to see "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on February 18, 2020.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as85qN6 This tweet was posted on January 31, 2020.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE #CaliforniaCrafts #ValentinesDay This tweet was posted on February 14, 2020.
In the late 1970s, Harvey Milk was part of a coalition that successfully led the efforts to defeat California ballot measure Proposition 6, an initiative to prohibit openly gay men and women from working in California’s public schools. #HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on February 06, 2020.
Proposition 6’s defeat at the ballot box in November 1978 was aided by public opposition from prominent politicians such as Mayor Moscone, California Governor Jerry Brown, former California Governor Ronald Reagan, and then-President Jimmy Carter. #HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on February 06, 2020.
“Terra-Techne“ by #LizGlynn consists of six suspended “tectonic plates,” each representing a different continent. From the departures level, passengers look up to see multiple iconic California landscape suspended from the underside of each continent. This tweet was posted on January 24, 2020.
In 1969, Aero Commuter acquired Golden West Airlines, took its name, & serviced over 20 California cities. By the mid-1970s, it was carrying the 2nd largest volume of commuter passengers in the U.S. The airline operated until 1983. Did you ever fly on Golden West Airlines?#avgeek This tweet was posted on January 28, 2020.
During World War II, Lockheed Constellations were designated as C-69 military transports. In 1944, Howard Hughes flew a C-69 from Burbank, California to Washington, D.C. in a record time of 6 hrs and 57 min. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed Constellation? #avgeek This tweet was posted on January 09, 2020.
#HarveyMilk did not win his bid for the 1973 election or the 1975 election, but as they say, third time's the charm. He won the 1977 elections to become the first openly gay elected official in California. #HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on January 15, 2020.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as85qN6 #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on December 26, 2019.
In his ongoing series, “Solar Transit”, #BryantAustin makes photographs that reveal the sun’s surface in vivid detail while documenting its apparent transit across the #California landscape. #photography This tweet was posted on December 18, 2019.
Glen Lukens (1887–1967), who founded the ceramics department at the University of Southern California in 1933, was known for the “California Color” range of glazes that he formulated from minerals found in the state’s desert regions. #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on December 26, 2019.
The first modern day success story of biocontrol was the introduction of the Vedalia beetle, a species of ladybug, from Australia into California in 1888 to control cottony cushion scale, a major insect pest of oranges and other citrus trees. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on December 24, 2019.
Can you imagine a roundtrip flight from the Philippine capital of Manila, to California taking 15 days? In 1935, the first scheduled transpacific airmail flight took 8 days to reach Manila from Alameda, and 4 days to come back, for a total of 123 flight hours. #avgeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on December 06, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE #PeterVoulkos This tweet was posted on December 06, 2019.
Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, the International Terminal at SFO was then the largest public works project in Northern California. Have you ever flown out of our International Terminal? #SFOHistory @flySFO Photo by Alain McLaughlin. This tweet was posted on December 10, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE This tweet was posted on October 30, 2019.
The first modern day success story of biocontrol was the introduction of the Vedalia beetle, a species of ladybug, from Australia into California in 1888 to control cottony cushion scale, a major insect pest of oranges and other citrus trees. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on September 30, 2019.
Around the same time, Metlox added the California Mobile series to their Poppytrail earthenware. Designed by Frank Irwin (1922–2002), California Mobile was a decal pattern applied to Metlox’ Freeform range of sculpturally squared plates and boomerang-shaped dishes. #1950sConsumer This tweet was posted on September 12, 2019.
Happy Birthday, #California! Today we celebrate California’s admittance into the union, #onthisday in 1850. “California Studio Craft” presents work by many foundational makers who have created and redefined #CA studio craft over the past six decades. #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on September 09, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on September 09, 2019.
“The Intriguing World of Insects” features over one thousand specimens from the Essig Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Berkeley. The Essig Museum is home to a collection of over 5,000,000 terrestrial arthropods. #IntriguingInsects This tweet was posted on August 31, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as85qN6 #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on August 13, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as85qN6 #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on July 25, 2019.
The brand-new Harvey Milk Terminal 1 features the post-security exhibition, "Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope," a photo essay honoring pioneering LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California. https://t.co/eGYmHG2jQP https://t.co/vS1SvfZSxK This tweet was posted on August 01, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on July 09, 2019.
See "California Studio Craft: Featuring Works from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aZ7as8n1EE #CaliforniaCrafts #crafts This tweet was posted on July 01, 2019.
We’re looking forward to the first phase of the #HarveyMilk Terminal 1 opening in July! SFO Museum is presenting an exhibit honoring pioneering LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, who was born #onthisday in 1930 and was the first openly gay elected official in California. #HarveyMilkDay This tweet was posted on May 22, 2019.
Lake Tahoe in Northern #California became a favorite vacation destination in the late 1940s. Attracted to year-round activities such as snow-skiing in the winter and boating during summer months. Have you ever been to Lake Tahoe? #1950sConsumer This tweet was posted on January 04, 2019.
In his project, "Sidereal Rift", artist #MichaelLight draws focus on the seemingly endless grid of Los Angeles at night. Light photographed the glowing arteries of Southern California as they emerged from the darkened landscape below. This tweet was posted on December 16, 2018.
Our name is SFO Museum and we're here to recruit you! This week is the last call for submissions for historic photographs of San Francisco Supervisor #HarveyMilk, the first openly gay man to be elected to office in California. 📸: Daniel Nicoletta https://t.co/tKjj3ivpoY This tweet was posted on December 12, 2018.
When the inaugural transpacific #PanAmerican Airways #clipper transpacific airmail service from California to Manila flight landed #onthisday in 1935, the welcoming ceremony was attended by estimated 250,000 people. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 29, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1947, off the coast of San Pedro, California, the #Hughes H-4 #Hercules took off and covered only a mile, at an altitude of 70 feet with Howard #Hughes at the controls. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on November 02, 2018.
For generations of Californians and visitors, the Nut Tree Restaurant in Vacaville, California was a popular destination. In addition to restaurants and shops, it had its own airport that was a favorite among private pilots. Have you ever been to the Nut Tree Airport? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 30, 2018.