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“I got interested in air traffic controlling because of my love for aviation…Flying was complete happiness to me.” —Maxine Crookston (Schmidt), 2015 Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. This image was posted on December 13, 2022. #sfohistory #avgeek #maxinecrookstonschmidt #maxinecrookston
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. This image was posted on December 01, 2022. #defunctthursday #avgeek #twa #transworldairways
Happy Birthday to the late Isamu Noguchi, who was born on this day in 1904 in Los Angeles, California. This image was posted on November 17, 2022. #isamunoguchi #noguchi
Happy Birthday, California! #Onthisday in 1850, the state of California was admitted into the Union. California played a central role in the formation of a modern American aesthetic during the mid-twentieth century. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #California This tweet was posted on September 09, 2022.
Many of the Golden State’s most innovative artists and designers were women who faced great adversity due to prevailing gender inequality. The most determined pushed forward, driven by enthusiasm, strength, and creativity. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #California This tweet was posted on September 09, 2022.
See “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/RGair4BImp #CaliforniaModernistWomen #California #womenartists #modernism This tweet was posted on September 09, 2022.
“California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” introduces these and other artists who worked in California and the San Francisco Bay Area. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #California This tweet was posted on September 09, 2022.
See “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/RGair4BImp #CaliforniaModernistWomen #DorrBothwell #California #womenartists #modernism This tweet was posted on September 20, 2022.
See “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/RGair4jz8h #CaliforniaModernistWomen #DorrBothwell #California #womenartists #modernism This tweet was posted on September 28, 2022.
Bothwell lived on the island of Ta`ū as the adopted daughter of a local chief and his family for two years. Bothwell sketched, painted, and made woodblock prints, which she shipped back to California to fund travels in Australia and Europe. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #DorrBothwell This tweet was posted on September 28, 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.
Our newest exhibition, “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” is now on display post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This exhibition features 13 female artists who worked primarily in California and the San Francisco Bay Area. #CaliforniaModernistWomen This tweet was posted on June 21, 2022.
Mary Fuller McChesney was a largely self-taught sculptor and art historian. After studying philosophy at the @UCBerkeley, she embarked on a more dexterous pursuit and apprenticed with potter William Bragdon at California Faience in Berkeley. #CaliforniaModernistWomen This tweet was posted on June 28, 2022.
See “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/RGair4jz8h #CaliforniaModernistWomen #California #womenartists #modernism This tweet was posted on June 28, 2022.
📸 1/2: Portrait of Mary Fuller McChesney May 1955 Arthur Knight (active mid-20th century) Sonoma Mountain, California Courtesy of Dennis Calabi R2022.0602.001 This tweet was posted on June 28, 2022.
📸 2/2: Two embracing figures 1949 Mary Fuller McChesney (1922 – 2022) Point Richmond, California terracotta, painted wood base Collection of Steve Cabella L2022.0601.003a–b This tweet was posted on June 28, 2022.
In 1952, following a year living in Mexico, Mary Fuller McChesney and her husband, Abstract Expressionist painter, Robert McChesney, hand-built a small home and two studios on two acres atop Sonoma Mountain near Petaluma, California. #CaliforniaModernistWomen This tweet was posted on July 09, 2022.
📸: swizzle stick: Air California; c. 1980 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2001.116.402 https://t.co/VW2UzH87xu This tweet was posted on July 11, 2022.
Adverse publicity from an ill-planned ad campaign, along with stiff competition on the California corridor from other airlines ultimately led Pacific to seek out a merger with Bonanza Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West in 1968. #DefunctThursday #PacificAirlines This tweet was posted on July 14, 2022.
Much of Zimbabwe, a landlocked country that is slightly smaller than California, is located on a plateau in southeastern Africa. The primary languages spoken by its approximately fifteen million inhabitants include English, Shona, and Ndebele. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on July 20, 2022.
See “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/RGair4jz8h #CaliforniaModernistWomen #EdithHeath #California #womenartists #modernism This tweet was posted on August 02, 2022.
📸: Edith Heath at a potter’s wheel c. late-1940s–50s Courtesy @ArchivesAmerArt - Coupe salad plate c. 1950s Designed by Edith Heath (1911–2005) & Vase c. 1950 Edith Heath (1911–2005 Heath Ceramics | Sausalito, California ceramic, glaze Courtesy of the Modern i Shop This tweet was posted on August 02, 2022.
📸: Egyptian Revival pedestal; c. 1870s unidentified manufacturer New York wood, paint Courtesy of Michaan’s Auctions, Alameda L2021.1404.001 - Centennial wall fill; 2021 Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers Benicia, California L2021.1401.017 This tweet was posted on August 17, 2022.
Edith Heath created ceramics that combined modern design with the hand-made aesthetics of studio pottery. In the early 1940s, she moved west and took classes in ceramics at the California School of Fine Arts (now the @SFAIofficial) and @UCBerkeley. #CaliforniaModernistWomen This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
See “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/RGair4jz8h #CaliforniaModernistWomen #California #womenartists #modernism This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
See “California Modernist Women: Groundbreaking Creativity” on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/RGair4BImp #CaliforniaModernistWomen #MargueriteWildenhain #California #womenartists #modernism This tweet was posted on October 24, 2022.
📸 2/3: Neo-Classical dining room in Pompeiian colorway c. 1995 San Rafael, California Courtesy of Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers R2021.1401.020 This tweet was posted on October 26, 2022.
In 1933, Marguerite Wildenhain (1896–1985) and her husband Frans Wildenhain (1905–1980) moved to Putten in the Netherlands and opened a pottery they named Het Kruikje, or The Little Jug. This image was posted on October 31, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #margueritewildenhain #california #womenartists #modernism #pottery
Marguerite Wildenhain (1896–1985) was an internationally renowned studio potter who influenced generations of ceramicists. This image was posted on October 24, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #margueritewildenhain #california #womenartists #modernism #pottery
“I ask for the movement to continue, for the movement to grow, because last week I got a phone call from Altoona, Pennsylvania, and my election gave somebody else, one more person, hope. This image was posted on October 11, 2022. #nationalcomingoutday #comingoutday #harveymilkexhibition #harveymilk #lgbtq #hope
In 1949, Kenny Friedkin, a flight trainer and test pilot, formed Pacific Southwest Airlines or PSA, a commuter airline operating in California. This image was posted on October 06, 2022. #defunctthursday #pacificsouthwestairlines #avgeek #aviationhistory
Flown by Australian pilots Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935) and Charles Ulm (1898–1934), with navigation and radio operations performed by American crew members Harry Lyon (c. This image was posted on October 05, 2022. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #airplane
In 1925, Dorr Bothwell became a charter member of the San Francisco Society of Women Artists. This image was posted on September 28, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #dorrbothwell #california #womenartists #modernism
Dorr Bothwell (1902–2000) was a Symbolist painter, printmaker, and art teacher who experimented with a variety of media and artistic ideas. This image was posted on September 20, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #dorrbothwell #california #womenartists #modernism
Happy Birthday, California! This image was posted on September 09, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #california #womenartists #modernism
Edith Heath (1911–2005) created ceramics that combined modern design with the hand-made aesthetics of studio pottery. This image was posted on August 24, 2022. #californiamodernistwomen #edithheath #california #womenartists #modernism