Search results for @a

Our collection of model aircraft ranges from large twelve-foot long models to tiny Matchbox-sized models. This image was posted on June 18, 2016.

Marguerite Wildenhain (1896–1985) enjoyed a prodigious sixty-year career as a master potter. This image was posted on June 17, 2016.

The earliest uniform design on display in "Fashion In Flight" is this beautiful green wool ensemble from United Air Lines. This video was posted on June 15, 2016.

John Hiltunen of Creative Growth is included in our exhibition "Celebrating a Vision: #ArtAndDisability". This image was posted on June 13, 2016.

The Western World has long been inspired by Chinese and Japanese arts. This image was posted on June 13, 2016. #essentialpurses

Happy Friday! This image was posted on June 10, 2016.

#Onthisday in 1931, Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco was renamed San Francisco Airport. This image was posted on June 09, 2016.

The malleability and brilliance of silver lent itself to the style of Art Nouveau. This image was posted on June 08, 2016. #artnouveausfo

Creating the first transpacific air route required the construction of bases on islands throughout the Pacific for layovers and refueling stations. This image was posted on June 06, 2016.

Artwork by Nubia Ortega of Creativity Explored is featured in our exhibition "Celebrating a Vision: #ArtAndDisability". This image was posted on June 06, 2016.

Photographer Jay Tyrrell explores the realm of “inner space” through the medium of photography. This image was posted on June 05, 2016.

Have you ever taken a ride on one of San Francisco's historic cable cars? This image was posted on June 03, 2016.

In 1955, designer Oleg Cassini introduced a fitted suit for TWA hostesses that was issued for five years. This image was posted on June 01, 2016.

For thirty years, Marguerite Wildenhain taught more than twenty students each summer to master the art of wheel-thrown pottery, influencing several generations of studio potters. This image was posted on June 01, 2016.

Karen May’s work seeks to recapture an idyllic past. This image was posted on May 31, 2016.

During World War II (1939–45), approximately 300,000 women served in new female branches of the military, both domestically and abroad. This image was posted on May 30, 2016. #essentialpurses #memorialday

A key figure of the twentieth century American avant-garde, Harry Everett Smith (1923–91) was a filmmaker, painter, musicologist, and self-taught anthropologist. This image was posted on May 28, 2016.

The pottery and cultures of Central and South America inspired many of Marguerite Wildenhain’s ceramics. This image was posted on May 26, 2016.

This is your last week to see "Catch Our Style". This image was posted on May 25, 2016.

On airplanes, particularly propliners, airlines had to carefully consider weight or lode distribution between passengers, freight, and mail. This image was posted on May 23, 2016.

Dan Miller of Creative Growth Art Center is a featured artist in our current exhibition "Celebrating a Vision: #ArtAndDisability". This image was posted on May 23, 2016.

Hughes Airwest, the airline with the slogan, "the top banana in the west", did not literally fly bananas, but this imaginative 1970s poster does feature a flying banana. This image was posted on May 21, 2016.

Just before World War II, #onthisday in 1939, Pan American Airways claimed the honor for the United States of establishing the first regular air mail service across the Atlantic, mirroring their earlier feat of establishing of the first regular air service across the Pacific. This image was posted on May 20, 2016.

Hangar No. This image was posted on May 19, 2016.

This is your last chance to catch "Queen of the Skies: The Legacy of the Lockheed Constellation"! This image was posted on May 19, 2016.

In 1968, Stanley Kubrick released his science fiction classic, "2001: A Space Odyssey". This image was posted on May 18, 2016.

Space travel was huge topic in 1968. This image was posted on May 18, 2016.

In New York, the most prominent Art Nouveau artist was Louis Comfort Tiffany. This image was posted on May 16, 2016. #artnouveausfo

John Patrick McKenzie of Creativity Explored (@creativityexplored) is featured in our exhibition "Celebrating a Vision: #ArtAndDisability". This image was posted on May 16, 2016.

Photographer Tamara Danoyan’s inspiration for “Inner Circle” came from observing how light can make heavy and solid industrial objects appear ethereal and otherworldly. This image was posted on May 15, 2016.

A trip on the Martin M-130 China Clipper in 1937 included five stops from San Francisco to Hong Kong: Honolulu; Midway Island; Wake Island; Guam; and Manila, Philippines. This image was posted on May 14, 2016.

One of the most significant figures in the Art Nouveau movement, glassmaker Emile Gallé (1846–1904) combined naturalistic designs with innovative techniques. This image was posted on May 13, 2016. #artnouveausfo

On April 19, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an “air circus” that brought large numbers to Mills Field. This image was posted on May 12, 2016.

Anne and Charles Lindbergh made headlines around the world with their 1931 arctic flight to Asia from New York. This image was posted on May 11, 2016.