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The pedestal and wallpaper serve as perfect and elaborate compliments to each other. The use of metallic ink on the paper lend a dramatic glow to the wall. #victorianpaperedwall This tweet was posted on August 17, 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/WWq06XYZvJ #PineappletoPina #piña #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #Philippines This tweet was posted on August 19, 2022.

See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/CsNirkUbag #Japonisme #Japan #Design This tweet was posted on August 22, 2022.

Taking from the tradition of the globe and windswept typeface that Pan Am had used since the 1920s, they rendered the globe in gridlines, positioned a tightened logotype at the equator, and lightened the company color from navy to sky blue. #DefunctThursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.

The design derives from a simple, collarless shirt worn by men and women in the pre-colonial Philippines. The tunic evolved from a much longer version in the early nineteenth century to the “classic” barong tagalog by the mid-nineteenth century. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on August 19, 2022.

The traditional men’s blouse of the Philippines, the barong tagalog, is a sheer, long-sleeved embroidered formal shirt worn untucked and made from piña or other natural fibers. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on August 19, 2022.

This new servicemark was more distinct, particularly at a distance, and it became one of the most widely recognized in the world. #DefunctThursday #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.

📸 1/3: brochure: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 707; 1958 Gift of David A. Abercrombie in memory of Stanley A. Abercrombie 2001.039.235 a d This tweet was posted on August 18, 2022.

To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports updated their facilities with longer runways and modern passenger terminals including at @flySFO, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. #SFO1954 #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.

📸: hostess boots: Hughes Airwest; 1970s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2001.016.048 a b https://t.co/7SlocvfO6x This tweet was posted on August 23, 2022.

Edith Heath converted the laundry room of her Filbert Street residence into a pottery studio, and by 1944 she exhibited at the Legion of Honor Museum and sold wares to the high-end San Francisco retailer Gump’s. #EdithHeath #CaliforniaModernistWomen This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.

The success of L’Ornement Polychrome prompted a second series in 1885. The lavish imagery presented in both sets drew from cultures around the world & featured a variety of mediums, including woodwork, metalwork, architecture, textiles, painting, & pottery. #victorianpaperedwall This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.

As Pan American was not licensed to operate domestic routes within in the United States, the company purchased National Airlines in 1980. This did not prove be a good financial takeover as the company would have liked. #PanAm #DefunctThursday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.

Captain Zoya Agarwal (@CaptainZoya) led an all-female crew for a record-breaking @AirIndia flight from @flySFO to Bengaluru over the North Pole to celebrate International Women’s Day in January 2021. #avgeek #WomeninAviation #WomensEqualityDay2022 This tweet was posted on August 26, 2022.

His signature textile is piña, and he has played a pivotal role in incorporating the fabric into high fashion designs, including bridal gowns, women’s couture, and men’s shirts. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on August 29, 2022.

In Andrés Gallegos’ graduate thesis film at San Francisco State University, a savvy eleven-year-old shoe shiner in Talca, Chile proves his resourcefulness during turbulent times. https://t.co/s0oA7fUN7a #shoeshiner #andrésgallegos #sfsu #VideoArts #VideoArtsSFO https://t.co/koJMWnRBGT This tweet was posted on August 25, 2022.

Anthony Cruz Legarda (b. 1963), a Filipino American fashion designer, employs Indigenous master weavers from the Philippines to create piña and piña silk fabrics for his collections. #PineappletoPina #piña This tweet was posted on August 29, 2022.

Don’t leave a condensation ring behind, put a coaster under your cold drink! Browse our online database to see almost 200 coasters in our collection: https://t.co/wYeQBHDtpj #avgeek #coaster #museum #collection This tweet was posted on August 29, 2022.

German filmmakers Valentin Riedl and Frédéric Schuld explore the world of Carlotta, who utilizes art to overcome a rare brain condition that prevents her from recognizing faces. #carlottasface #valentinriedl #frédéricschuld #faceblindness #prosopagnosia This tweet was posted on October 20, 2022.

In 1970, PSA introduced a form-fitting polyester princess-line dress with a matching jacket, complemented by either a heart-shaped hat or dome-style hat and a choice of boots or pumps. #DefunctThursday #PacificSouthwestAirlines This tweet was posted on October 20, 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 #piña #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #Philippines This tweet was posted on August 29, 2022.

During the early years of commercial flight, the nourishment needs of passengers became a primary focus for nascent airlines. To provide a restaurant-style inflight dining experience, airlines also considered the tableware comprising the meal service set. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 21, 2022.

Wildenhain studied sculpture under master potters Gerhard Marcks and Max Krehan, and after a seven-year apprenticeship-in-residence, she became the first woman in Germany to achieve master potter status. #CaliforniaModernistWomen This tweet was posted on October 24, 2022.

“More than a Meal” presents eight airline meal service sets from the 1960s to the 1980s, along with menus & images of inflight meal services from the time. See this exhibition pre-security in the Intl Terminal or online at: https://t.co/RZvuSbU32G #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on October 21, 2022.

📸 1/2: postcard: Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA), Lockheed L-1011 TriStar; 1974 Gift of William Rys, Jr. 2019.085.094 PSA stewardesses serve cocktails in a Lockheed L-1011 cabin mockup 1972 PSA 1972 Annual Report SFO Museum Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.047 This tweet was posted on October 20, 2022.

"Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” traces the evolution of SFO from a temporary airfield to a thriving and modern transportation hub. See the exhibit, on display pre-security in the SkyTerrace, located in Terminal 2 or online at: https://t.co/aL3GtInYaR This tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.

From the 19th century, in both Britain and the United States, fashionable homes in the Aesthetic Movement style featured interiors with tripartite walls that displayed a dado, a fill pattern, and a frieze. #VictorianPaperedWall #wallpaper #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on October 26, 2022.

Happy Birthday to Mark Adams, who was born #onthisday in 1925 in Fort Plain, New York. Early in his career, Adams established himself as a tapestry and stained-glass designer. https://t.co/HZAA8iR580 #PublicArt #MarkAdams #SFAC This tweet was posted on October 27, 2022.

See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/CsNirkD88g #Japonisme #Japan #Design #knives This tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.

A dado covered the lower part of the wall and provided an alternative to wood paneling. A fill pattern sat above the dado and provided a background for framed prints that hung from picture rails. A frieze, or decorative border, adorned the top of walls. #VictorianPaperedWall 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

Happy Halloween! This image was posted on October 31, 2022. #happyhalloween #halloween #ouijaandbeyond

Zimbabwe boasts an abundance of stone deposits throughout the country and a unique, artistic tradition of stone carving. This image was posted on October 28, 2022. #zimbabwesculpture #zimbabwe #sculpture #harare

Happy Birthday to Mark Adams, who was born #onthisday in 1925 in Fort Plain, New York. This image was posted on October 27, 2022. #publicart #markadams #sfac

From the 19th century, in both Britain and the United States, fashionable homes in the Aesthetic Movement style featured interiors with tripartite walls that displayed a dado, a fill pattern, and a frieze. This image was posted on October 26, 2022. #victorianpaperedwall #wallpaper #wallpaperwednesday #design

Hangar No. This image was posted on October 25, 2022. #sfohistory #millsfield #airport #avgeek #aviationhistory