Search results for @a

After the brothers achieved their first heavier-than-air flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, they returned to Dayton to find a suitable location for further experiments. Some of sites utilized by the Wright brothers’ are part of the @DaytonNHP. #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on March 01, 2023.

Susan O’Malley asked everyday people, ranging in ages from 7 to 88, “What advice would your 80-year-old self give you?” She began this project at a period in her life when she was considering leaving her “grown-up job” to focus on her art. #SusanOMalley #5WomenArtists @SFAC This tweet was posted on March 03, 2023.

The individual components of “Number 69S” are all remnants from past work in various stages of distress. Drew intends his work to resonate with a wide cross-section of viewers, who carry within themselves a multitude of life experiences. #LeonardoDrew #BlackHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.

“My work really is about a weathered history of our journey on this planet—the cycle of birth, life, death and regeneration.” – Leonardo Drew #BlackHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.

📸: 1. postcard: Wright Brothers Model A Flyer; c. 1908 Purchase 2001.006.016 2. print: Wright Flyer; c. 1968 Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.147.050.03 This tweet was posted on March 01, 2023.

@SFBallet has performed choreographer Val Caniparoli’s “Lambarena” on an ongoing basis since its premiere in 1995. “Lambarena” takes its name from the town Lambaréné in Gabon where German physician Albert Schweitzer founded a hospital in 1913. #Ballet #SFBalletAt90 This tweet was posted on March 07, 2023.

Caniparoli combined classical ballet movements with African dance movement, creating a seamless integration of the two styles. To ensure authenticity, West African dance specialists Zakariya Sao Diouf and Naomi Gedo Johnson-Washington collaborated with Caniparoli. #SFBalletAt90 This tweet was posted on March 07, 2023.

In 1978, Gail Gorski became the first female pilot to be hired by United Airlines. Gorski, who started flying at the age of 16, was a Boeing 747 and DC-10 pilot based in the Bay Area and an original charter member of @ISA21_Pilots. #52Objects #WomensHistoryMonth #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.

Los Angeles-based filmmaker Shiouwen Hong (@shiouwenhong ) follows Caliefah, a single mother of three, who after discovering that personal products like soap are not available through the food stamp program, starts a soap business in her community. #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO This tweet was posted on March 09, 2023.

Photographer Jess T. Dugan and social worker Vanessa Fabbre traveled throughout the U.S. creating “To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults.” Each portrait includes a powerful interview. #ToSurviveOnThisShore This tweet was posted on March 08, 2023.

With herself as the subject, the artist uses a rich mix of images, graphics, and typography to explore how the relationships between organic beings and artificial beings are constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed in digital environments. #StudentArt #CeliaZiyanCai This tweet was posted on March 06, 2023.

During the 1990s, Qantas operated a large fleet of the 747-400 airliner. In 1994, one of these airliners was renamed and painted in a special livery called Wunala (kangaroo) Dreaming to celebrate the art and culture of Australia's indigenous Yanyuwa people. #FlyingSouthernCross This tweet was posted on March 10, 2023.

In December 1940 at the Metropolitan Opera, Pons wore this costume, made for her role as Marie in a revival of Gaetano Donizetti’s "La Fille du Régiment." When San Francisco Opera performed "La Fille du Régiment" in 1941–42, the production featured Pons in this same costume. This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.

Ruth Kadish was the first woman to serve on the San Francisco Airport Commission upon being appointed in 1976 by Mayor George Moscone; she served until 1984. She was a champion for humanizing and beautifying the airport environment. #52Objects #SFOHistory #WomenHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.

#Onthisday in 1927, San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. The terms were for 3 years at $1,500 per year for a “temporary and experimental” municipal airport. This original tract of land remains part of SFO today. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.

French American coloratura soprano Lily Pons (1898–1976) was a pop-cultural sensation and appeared on radio programs, recorded for RCA Records, starred in Hollywood films, and had perfume, flowers, and even a town—Lilypons, Maryland—named after her. #SFOperaCentennial @SFOpera This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.

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/IfqCjTrTVx #SFOperaCentennial @SFOpera #SFOpera #Opera This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.

Linda Geary is an abstract painter whose work is inspired by material processes of cutting, revision and repair; a collage approach that references actions of sewing and construction, akin to making a quilt. #LindaGeary #PublicArt #WomensHistoryMonth #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.

People often ask: “Where is the museum at SFO?” One answer is: The airport is the museum! Read about an experimental web-based wayfinding tool we’ve built to guide you to and from gates and artwork. Give it a try and send us feedback! https://t.co/Up6idAOteO #museumlife #SFO This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.

RT @calmuseums: Looking for a new job at a California museum or cultural organization? Check out our Job Directory (updated every Wednesday… This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.

Want to see “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” but don’t have a flight tickets? SFO Museum and @SFOpera are offering monthly tours the first Tuesday at 10am! Learn more: https://t.co/BTtcSXdt9g #SFOperaCentennial #Opera This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.

“River” by Linda Geary refers to the synthesis of multiple sightlines and different ways of looking and provides an energetic backdrop for travelers as they begin their journey. The composition references architectural facades, steps, and a body of water. #LindaGeary #PublicArt This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.

Freda Koblick (1920–2011) was a native of San Francisco who pioneered cast-acrylic plastic sculpture. She was fascinated by “the promise and the mystery of transparency” of plastic as art. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #FredaKoblick #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 17, 2023.

RT @SFOMuseum: Want to see “San Francisco Opera: A Centennial Celebration” but don’t have a flight tickets? SFO Museum and @SFOpera are off… This tweet was posted on March 17, 2023.

The color palette is reminiscent of the psychedelic traditions of San Francisco in the 1960s, while the sunrise pinks, midday blues & greens reflect the color of a setting sun over an imaginary body of water. Yellows & oranges move like the reflection of a rising sun. #LindaGeary This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.

The first woman to graduate from the Plastic Industries Technical Institute in LA, Koblick envisioned plastic as a fine arts medium that could provide exciting possibilities beyond the material’s traditional, industrial applications. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #FredaKoblick This tweet was posted on March 17, 2023.

📸: 1. photograph: Western Air Lines, Convair CV-240; 1948 Gift of Barbara A. Dawson 2000.073.010 2. photograph: San Francisco Airport, Western Air Lines Convair CV-240; c. 1947 Collection of Justus H. Dobrin 2013.132.001 This tweet was posted on March 16, 2023.

But in 1971, with astronomically high costs, doubts about profitability, and pressure from environmental groups due to the noise pollution caused by supersonic aircraft, Congress cancelled funding for the SST program before Boeing could produce a prototype. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.

If you'd like to know about the the Bruton Sisters and where to find more of their art around San Francisco, the Bruton Sisters’ have a mural at the zoo: https://t.co/fIP6nGErQk and the Cirque Bar at the Fairmont: https://t.co/p4I66K6Pgz This tweet was posted on March 20, 2023.

In 1963, the United States launched a government-funded Supersonic Transport (SST) program to compete with the joint British and French Concorde project. After much testing, Boeing SST’s design won the U.S. airframe contract. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.

In a 2004 interview, reflecting upon how dancing led to a lifelong passion for aviation, she said: "When you get onstage, and you're waiting for your intro…you have the same butterflies you have when you taxi up to get your clearance to fly, especially if it's instrument." This tweet was posted on March 20, 2023.

She married her husband, Ervin Nutter in 1965; he owned Elano Corporation, an aerospace engineering firm and supplier. Zoe Dell became president of Elano’s small aircraft division and a company pilot. #WomenInAviation #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 20, 2023.

While at Elano, she designed an aircraft manifold that, despite initial rejections by aircraft engine manufacturers, eventually became standard equipment on many models, adding power, reducing engine maintenance requirements, and enabling a quieter, better-heated cockpit. This tweet was posted on March 20, 2023.

Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter rose to fame during the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition held at Treasure Island, where she who worked as a promotional “theme girl” and later in life became educator, marketer, commercial pilot, and philanthropist. #52Objects This tweet was posted on March 20, 2023.

Zoe Dell helped to organize the Monterey Bay Chapter of @TheNinetyNines in 1965. She and her husband are credited as founding members of the @NAHF in Dayton, OH. She served as their first female president and was inducted in 2008 as a Living Legend of Aviation. #WomenInAviation This tweet was posted on March 20, 2023.

"Mrs. Robinson" features a corps de ballet of women, who move with the crisp efficiency of ideal mid-century femininity—and express the crippling impact of maintaining it. As the piece unfolds, the domestic goddesses are swept into the feminist movement in waves. #SFBalletAt90 This tweet was posted on March 24, 2023.