"As an artist, I have immersed myself in understanding our cultural heritage...Therefore, I have great… http://t.co/CPrc1U0eSPThis tweet was posted on November 04, 2014.
"Fashion In Flight: A History of Airline Uniform Design" will be closing later this month.
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"I see myself as a pop culture archaeologist" -collector Warren Dotz in @SFGate's article on our #AdIcons exhibit: http://t.co/KP3mm6Kd3hThis tweet was posted on August 05, 2014.
"It is very important to learn to weave because it signifies not losing our culture. Because if we do not do our weaving, the culture is lost." —Celia Sántiz Ruíz, Past President, Jolom Mayaetik #EmpoweringThreadsThis tweet was posted on January 03, 2018.
"Mondrian Meets The Beatles" also imagines a meeting that never took place between a painter and music band, each of which revolutionized their respective fields of culture. This tweet was posted on January 13, 2018.
#Hawaiian#surfing originated approximately 1,000 years ago, imported from Tahiti by the Polynesian people. He‘e nalu, which translates to “wave sliding,” is a culturally distinct form of surfing that grew into a popular pastime in Hawai‘i. #SurfboardsandShapersThis tweet was posted on February 08, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1919, Lee Mullican was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Mullican’s paintings reflect the influence of his interest in and study of Native American art and culture. He evokes ritual and myth with his ornate, mosaic-patterned surfaces.
#PublicArt#LeeMullican@SFACThis tweet was posted on December 02, 2022.
A distinctly modern, consumer-based American youth culture emerged during the 1950s. Toys and other products were marketed specifically to girls and boys, and kids personalized their rooms with a variety of items. #1950sConsumerThis tweet was posted on January 15, 2019.
African barbershop and hairdressing signs often detail the latest hairstyles. American popular culture has long influenced contemporary hairstyles in Africa with named styles such as “Boeing” and “Ford.” #ExtraO#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on April 03, 2020.
African barbershop and hairdressing signs often detail the latest hairstyles.
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Also featured are a profile of a bronc rider in northwest Montana maintaining a connection to the “old ways” to the visual splendor of diverse Native American cultures at the annual Gathering of Nations Powwow in New Mexico. #videoartsSFOThis tweet was posted on November 09, 2021.
At once contemporary and timeless, “[hyphen] Americans” presents a portrait of America while raising larger questions about the role played by photographic technologies in defining cultural identity, both historically and in present times. #KeliyAndersonStaley@KAndersonStaleyThis tweet was posted on June 02, 2019.
At once contemporary and timeless, “[hyphen] Americans” presents a broadly inclusive portrait of America while raising larger questions about the role played by photographic technologies in defining cultural identity, both historically and in present times. #KeliyAndersonStaleyThis tweet was posted on September 01, 2019.