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With the addition of a Convair 880, CAT became Asia’s first regional airline to offer its passengers jet service on July 11, 1961. CAT replaced its Convair 880 with a Boeing 727 but it was lost near Taipei in Feb 1968. By May, CAT’s domestic services shut down. #DefunctThursday This tweet was posted on April 28, 2022.
After Japan opened to international trade, following a prolonged period of isolation from the West, French author Philippe Burty coined the term Japonisme in 1872 to describe the new fervor for all things Japanese. #Japonisme #Japan #Design This tweet was posted on May 02, 2022.
This exhibition features American and European decorative arts from the 1870s-90s, when Japonisme reached its peak in popularity. See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/CsNirkUbag #Japonisme #Japan #Design This tweet was posted on May 02, 2022.
📸 1/2: sauce dish: Air France; c. 1970 Gift of Robert Foster Seal 2015.050.011 https://t.co/rr0sRWNpRF soup bowl with lid: EVA Air, Royal Laurel Class; c. 2014 Gift of Vincent Ma 2020.074.0028 a b https://t.co/XsuSLCg6lC This tweet was posted on May 02, 2022.
During the 1970s, pioneering American studio glass artist Marvin Lipofsky refined his formula for creating collaborative glass sculpture. The first stage was fast-paced, involving a number of glassmakers working in concert with one another over a handful of days. #MarvinLipofsky This tweet was posted on May 03, 2022.
Multiple layers of clear and colored glass were heated in a furnace and rolled onto the end of a blowpipe. Once the hot glass was blown into a suitable bubble, it was placed into a mold to form its initial shape. #studioglass #MarvinLipofsky This tweet was posted on May 03, 2022.
RT @airandspace: In 1932, Katherine Cheung became the first woman of Chinese descent to earn a pilot's license in the United States. She pe… This tweet was posted on May 03, 2022.
RT @thisisaaronland: “So long as @sfomuseum can export the things that it posts on a social media service we can and should take on some of… This tweet was posted on May 04, 2022.
Upon return to his Berkeley studio, Lipofsky spent countless hours with a diamond saw, pneumatic grinder, belt sander, and sandblasting cabinet, sculpting his blown glass forms into lively and organic expressions of studio craft. #studioglass #MarvinLipofsky This tweet was posted on May 03, 2022.
The company had a near monopoly on inter-East Coast services from the 1930s to the 1950s. Eastern promoted its image with an eagle symbol and a slogan describing its airplanes as “The Great Silver Fleet.” #DefunctThursday #Eastern #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on May 05, 2022.
Today is #NationalNursesDay. Did you know during the 1930s & 40s, stewardess across various airlines were required to be trained nurses? Ellen Church, a registered nurse, began her first shift as the first female cabin crewmember at Boeing Air Transport on May 15, 1930. #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 06, 2022.
With the advent of the jet age, a new logo was developed as an abstract representation of the eagle. The new symbol’s clean lines and sense of speed was matched with the company name in a modern typeface to create a distinct trademark. #DefunctThursday #Eastern #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 05, 2022.
During Spanish colonization, young Filipina women acquired a Western education at convents, orphanages, and schools that were established throughout the Philippines. Female students learned all manner of needlework, from basic stitches to intricate embroidery. #PineappletoPina This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
Envisioned by Hashimoto as “a cloud of kites, and a landscape of air and earth, painted at the edge of the sky,” the work transforms as images of earth, sea and various graphics give way to a gradient of translucent whites. #AAPIHM #JacobHashimoto @SFAC This tweet was posted on May 09, 2022.
Introduced in 1959, the Douglas DC-8 was United Air Lines’ first jet airliner to be launched into service. Branded the “Jet Mainliner” by United, it was a major advancement in airliner design and officially launched the airline into the jet age. #aircraftmodels #avgeek #dc8 This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
One of our favorite features on our collection’s website is the ‘Random Object’ button, which is a fun way to get a speed tour through our online holdings. Our click revealed this 1969 architectural rendering of @flysfo. What will yours reveal? https://t.co/cMkPGBTtcJ #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 09, 2022.
RT @flySFO: SFO celebrated the installation of a bas relief portrait honoring the late SF Mayor Ed Lee on what would have been his 70th bir… This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
See "From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/WWq06Yg2xJ #PineappletoPina #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #Phillipines This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
The work creates the impression of a landscape drifting in and out of visibility through clouds, or slowly becoming subsumed by a descending marine layer. #AAPIHM #JacobHashimoto @SFAC This tweet was posted on May 09, 2022.
Today, most fabric is embroidered by artisans in Manila or Lumban, where entire families often work together as a freelance enterprise. Embroidery designs may take days, weeks, or months to complete depending on the intricacy of the designs. #PineappletoPina This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
Created to be an easily viewable, three-dimensional presentation of the Jet Mainliner in miniature, the cutaway model contains a highly detailed cockpit and cabin interior with minute features that accurately replicate the actual United DC-8 as launched in 1959. #aircraftmodels This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
Happy 90th birthday to Valentino Garavani, who was born #onthisday in 1932 in Italy! Rome-based fashion designer #Valentino brought his passion for color to #TWA in 1971 with a uniform collection that included men’s wear and pants for women. #AvGeek #uniform This tweet was posted on May 11, 2022.
Reproducing historic wallpaper is no easy feat. In 2015, @BradburyWalls completed a commission for the Mark Twain House in Connecticut. The project recreated Candace Wheeler’s Honeybee wallpaper from 1881, which included a fill, dado, frieze, & ceiling paper #VictorianPaperedWall This tweet was posted on May 11, 2022.
With a business-like look, this plum polyester knit dress suit has #Valentino’s signature buttons and scarf. It marks a transition in airline fashion as age limits were removed and the profession became a longer-term career. #AvGeek #uniform This tweet was posted on May 11, 2022.
📸 2/2: United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 Mainliner Captain R. T. Freng cutaway model aircraft; c. 1959 Pacific Miniatures, Alhambra, California scale 1:10 fiberglass, metal, wood, paint, plastic, paper, ink, fabric Gift of the Rollison Family 2018.128.001 a j This tweet was posted on May 10, 2022.
RT @airandspace: 95 years ago today, Charles Lindbergh flew from San Diego to New York in 21 hours and 40 minutes. The feat set a new trans… This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
To produce the dado, Bauer relied on a published engraving and a written description of it. He then located a sample of Wheeler’s design for the ceiling from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. #VictorianPaperedWall #Wallpaper This tweet was posted on May 11, 2022.
Toronto-based filmmaker and creative director Jimmy Vi has crafted a powerful and beautifully composed visual poem to explore the journey of a young Asian-American college student from self-hate to self-love. https://t.co/aPdohgIosG #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO #AAPIHM https://t.co/ppaUfbIfdo This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
Early in 1961, the airline purchased a number of Canadair CL-44 all-cargo aircraft, nicknamed “Swingtails” as their tails literally swung open for loading cargo. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
Started in 1945 by 11 former members of the Flying Tigers, the nickname for a special operations group of military pilots deployed to China during World War II, the Flying Tiger Line was the first scheduled all-cargo airline in the United States. #DefunctThursday #FlyingTigers This tweet was posted on May 12, 2022.
After completing his schooling, Murambatsvina spent 6 months as a metal worker before working for the stone carver Brighton Mtongwizo as a stone washer in 1992. Two years later, he began carving under the instruction of Kennedy Msekiwa. #ZimbabweSculpture #TereraiMurambatsvina This tweet was posted on May 13, 2022.
Los Angeles-based filmmaker Alexandra Stergiou (@alexandrasterg) directs coming out scenes with a group of queer and trans actors who draw from their own experiences, blurring the line between reality and performance. #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO #NationalComingOutDay2022 This tweet was posted on October 11, 2022.
Airmail became a driving force in the development of commercial aviation after WWI. Airmail envelopes and letters were instant souvenirs of new routes and first flights. Flight covers serve as tangible proof of major aeronautical achievements. #AirmailDownUnder This tweet was posted on October 12, 2022.
Harvey Bernard Milk (1930–78) was a visionary human rights leader, a groundbreaking political luminary, and a seminal figure of the LGBTQ rights movement. See “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope” on display post-security in Terminal 1. https://t.co/eGYmHGjUIn #HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on October 11, 2022.
In addition to the official postage stamp, cancellation mark, and postmark showing date and place, flight covers also included a unique imprint called a cachet—a hand stamped or machine printed design commemorating a fight operation. #AirmailDownUnder This tweet was posted on October 12, 2022.
In many cases, these flight covers are the only surviving physical objects from historic flights. Aerophilately—the collecting and study of airmail—continues to be a popular pursuit. #AirmailDownUnder This tweet was posted on October 12, 2022.