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In 1965, the C.A.B. allowed SFO Helicopter to start operating hovercraft. The new transbay route was operated by a Saunders-Roe SR.N5, for only a year. #DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
In the late 1970s, he concentrated on a series of San Francisco cityscapes that became a signature theme. Created from a combination of direct observation and memory, these paintings present a dizzying perspective of San Francisco’s extraordinary topography. #WayneThiebaud #SFAC This tweet was posted on November 15, 2022.
Ma’s House was once the heart of a community. Ma’s grandson, photographer and Shinnecock filmmaker Jeremy Dennis (@jeremynative) is on a quest to restore the family home to its central role as a community gathering place for a new generation of diverse artists. #VideoArts This tweet was posted on November 14, 2022.
A complex pattern for an average size Victorian room can require over one thousand individual impressions! #VictorianPaperedWall #Wallpaper #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on November 16, 2022.
Following a buyout completed in 2007, Swiss International has been as a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Many of Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers’ patterns are initially hand painted on acetate or by cutting a stencil. For every pattern created, a separate stencil or silkscreen must be prepared for each different color. #VictorianPaperedWall #Wallpaper #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on November 16, 2022.
Paint is forced through the stencil using a plastic-bladed squeegee. The printer must skip every other repeat to prevent the silkscreen frame from falling in wet ink. Each screen lays down one color at a time. #VictorianPaperedWall #Wallpaper #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on November 16, 2022.
Silkscreens require a coating of photo-sensitive emulsion, essentially like a large piece of film. The screen & artwork are sandwiched in a large vacuum frame & exposed to light. Areas exposed to the light become impervious; the other areas are washed away. #VictorianPaperedWall This tweet was posted on November 16, 2022.
Working across a wide range of disciplines with a deep sense of social purpose for more than six decades, #IsamuNoguchi developed a uniquely open-ended, inclusive, and forward-looking perspective on global culture. This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Diné filmmaker Fritz Bitsoie follows Nigel James, a 17-year-old mountain biker who hosts the first Enduro race in the Navajo Nation, revealing his community’s deep connection with their land and culture. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO This tweet was posted on November 23, 2022.
Jason Peterson (b.1968) (@Jasonmpeterson) is a Chicago-based artist and art director known for his evocative and high-contrast black-and-white photographs of urban environments. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
Learn more about @SFOpera’s history in our exhibition “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal and online at: https://t.co/IfqCjTrTVx    #SFOperaCentennial #SFOpera #Opera This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.
On the afternoon of November 22, 1935, a Pan American Airways Martin M-130 named “China Clipper”, lifted off from the waters of the San Francisco Bay into the sky and history books as the inaugural scheduled transpacific airmail flight. #AvGeek #ChinaClipper #PanAm This tweet was posted on November 22, 2022.
One of the exhibited plates also feature hanging wisteria. A symbol of longevity (fuji, 藤), wisteria has been grown for thousands of years in Japan and the motif often appears on kimono, and many forms of Japanese art. #Japonisme This tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.
One of the world’s most complex art forms, opera combines libretto, or the text of a long musical work, with vocal and instrumental music, acting, dance, costuming, wig making, makeup, set construction, prop making, lighting, and audio-visual work. #SFOperaCentennial This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.
Our newest exhibit, “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” is on display! @SFOpera has presented renowned operatic performances for 100 seasons, drawing international superstars, commissioning new productions, and debuting legendary singers. #SFOperaCentennial This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.
Presented within “More than a Meal” are Jason Peterson’s striking photographs made while flying on commercial airliners. Over the past decade, Peterson has captured cloud- and cityscapes from a familiar yet endlessly enjoyable vantage point: the window seat. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
Royal Doulton, which was founded in 1815, produced this “Spray” pattern in the 1880s, likely inspired by Japanese mon (紋). Mon are decorative crests traditionally used to identify a Japanese family. #Japonisme This tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.
See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/CsNirkD88g #Japonisme #Japan #Design This tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.
Sometimes after objects go on display, they need a little love. Our 1:10 scale model Douglas DC-8 received attention after a piece of the interior wall detached. Our conservator promptly performed the necessary maintenance. #MuseumMonday #BehindTheScenes This tweet was posted on November 21, 2022.
“More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
Learn more about San Francisco Opera’s history in our exhibition “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. https://t.co/IfqCjTIWXx #SFOperaCentennial @SFOpera #SFOpera #Opera This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
TWA’s first all-air coast-to-coast service took place on October 25, 1930, in a Ford Tri-motor. The trip took 36 hours and included an overnight stay in Kansas City. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.
The Rosenthal China Company of Germany was contracted to create fine bone china tableware with a distinctive ambassadorial red sash and medallion design surrounding the cursive initials “RA”. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
This set included embossed entree, bread, and side plates, along with a bowl and a demitasse cup with saucer. TWA also included Swedish glassware with the Royal Ambassador medallion and salt and pepper shakers. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #TWA This tweet was posted on November 29, 2022.
“I’m like a little kid in a candy store while handling the three-dimensional airline objects.” In our newest blog post, registrar Kenn Yazzie, recounts his journey from New Mexico to SFO Museum. Read more on our website: https://t.co/22kkysJwk7 #NativeAmericanHertiageMonth This tweet was posted on November 30, 2022.
Australian filmmaker Adam Anthony follows Diana, who qualified for 2 Olympics as a boxer but was excluded because of her gender. She now runs a boxing program for Ugandan girls, dreaming of one day seeing a woman represent her country in Olympic boxing. #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO This tweet was posted on December 08, 2022.
Designed in complete secrecy under Lockheed’s chief research engineer, the 049 Constellation developed into an extremely fast, highly advanced, & revolutionary large-capacity airliner with a unique dolphin-shaped fuselage and distinctive tripletail. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.
During the late 1930s, TWA, under the leadership of its visionary controlling shareholder Howard Hughes, requested that the Lockheed Aircraft Company of Burbank, CA, produce a fast, large-capacity, pressurized airliner. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.
In the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced a new line of cabin crew uniforms. Created by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, the flight attendant uniforms featured a dress or blouse with a blue, red, yellow, and brown print on white with a new kangaroo logo. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
More than a Meal: Airline Meal Service Sets, 1960s–80s” is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/RZvuSbD00G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on December 05, 2022.
Originally rendered in pen and ink, this panoramic view from San Francisco’s Excelsior district depicts two perpendicular streets descending from a hilltop; the houses and trees ebbing and flowing in a graceful wave. #PaulMadonna #PublicArt @SFAC This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
The phrase “Here You Are / Are You Here” is a palindrome which flows throughout the scene, from side to side and foreground to background, prompting viewers traveling from all directions to consider not just where they are in space, but also where they are in time. #PaulMadonna This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
The service mark was repeated on the glassware, while the silver-plated flatware by the International Silver Company featured United’s shield logo with the carrier’s cursive-script logotype. The pattern was designed in a traditional, retrospective style. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 05, 2022.
Transcontinental and Western Air Inc (TWA) was founded in July 1930 through a merger of several airlines and was one of the first airlines to offer transcontinental service. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #TWA This tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.