"I was always interested in borders and issues around land and landlessness, and being an immigrant, and I found it rewarding to look up and see these clouds moving — without any limitations, without checkpoints, without passports." #SanazMazinani#5WomenArtists#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on March 17, 2020.
#AmeliaKonow travels to locations visited by people in search of experiences connected to the mythologies of the landscape and returns with images that reflect the often-intangible sensations that specific locations or geological features can evoke. #photography#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on January 08, 2021.
#CathayPacific Airways was registered in Hong Kong #onthisday in 1946 by former WWII pilots. Here you can see the airline’s first plane, a Douglas C-47, the military designation for the DC-3, nicknamed “Betsy”. Have you ever been to Hong Kong? #MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on September 24, 2020.
#FrankLobdell began what has come to be known as the “Yale Portfolio” during a two-day printmaking workshop at Yale University on February 6 and 7, 1992. #SFAC#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on August 03, 2020.
#FrankLobdell was a significant artist in West Coast Abstract Expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement and a popular instructor at the California School of Fine Art (now the San Francisco Art Institute) from 1957 through 1965. #SFAC#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on August 03, 2020.
#KleaMcKenna works in total darkness to make “photographic rubbings” – photographic images made through touch. McKenna’s process begins with light-sensitive photographic paper, which she hand embosses into surfaces. Then she exposes light to the imprinted paper. #MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on July 28, 2020.
#LinkWray recalled, “I’ve got bad eyes and I can’t hear real good so I had to play loud ‘cause I couldn’t play clean…The only reason I was doing instrumentals was because I couldn’t sing.” https://t.co/RyoEsQmsfa #InstrumentalSurf#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on January 07, 2021.
#MiguelArzabe collects and repurposes printed promotional material (posters, flyers, brochures, etc.) from art exhibitions he has attended. He often has a personal connection to the artist whose work is depicted therein. #MuseumFromHome#publicartThis tweet was posted on September 11, 2020.
#MiguelArzabe’s weaving process is an homage to the textile tradition of his Andean heritage (Bolivia). He creates his own patterns inspired by Andean motifs that describe the environment and mythology of a particular region. #MuseumFromHome#publicartThis tweet was posted on September 14, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed in Paris, France, after completing his historic solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. His 3,500-mile journey crossed more than 1,900 miles of open ocean before he landed in Paris’ Le Bourget Field. #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on May 21, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1931, Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles A. Lindbergh, took off on a survey flight from Long Island to China, to scout out a commercial route for #PanAm. Anne was a licensed pilot, and together they embarked on several well publicized survey flights. #MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on July 27, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1934, the Martin M-130 took its first test flight in Baltimore, Maryland. The largest commercial airplane at the time, the "China Clipper" inaugurated transpacific service to Asia with Pan American Airways. #avgeek#aviationhistory#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on December 30, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1946, #Philippine Airlines became the first Asian Airline to cross the Pacific Ocean. This non-scheduled flight from Manila to Oakland, CA, took 41 hours and stopped at Guam, Kwajalein, and Honolulu, flying a DC-4. #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on July 31, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1946, #PhilippineAirlines became the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (A.O.A.) from American Airlines. Once acquired, Pan Am obtained all of A.O.A’s routes and assets including 8 Boeing 377 Stratocruisers, 7 Constellations, 3 DC-4s, & 1 DC-3. #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on September 25, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1953, the Douglas DC-7 took its maiden flight. American Airlines was the first to put in an order of 25 aircraft. Have you ever flown on a DC-7? #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on May 18, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1969, the first widebody jet landed @flySFO. Pan American World Airways brought its new Boeing 747 “jumbo jet” to SFO to advertise the new class of airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on December 21, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1971, the first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 service started at @flysfo. United’s DC-10 was the first of the three-engine, or tri-jet, wide-body airliners to arrive at SFO. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on August 14, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1974, the Concorde landed at SFO. This brief visit was part of a promotional tour to airports around the world. The Concorde was in service between 1976 and 2003. Did you ever fly on a Concorde? #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on October 21, 2020.
#OnThisday in 2001, the ceremonial last Trans World Airlines (TWA) flight departed from Kansas City, Missouri and landed in St. Louis, Missouri. The flight was flown on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80. What are your favorite memories of #TWA? #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on December 01, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1919, KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) was founded. The company is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Have you ever flown on KLM? #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on October 07, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, launched his air mail service. Varney Air Lines was acquired by @united Airlines in 1930. #avgeek#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on April 06, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1926, Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, launched his air mail service.
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