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Here, #ClareRojas transforms the wall in the International Terminal, near gate G91, into a space more reminiscent of home. Blue Deer is based on a children’s book Rojas wrote and illustrated, “Blue Deer and Red Fox”. https://t.co/2jKzkGw74r #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 27, 2020.
His journeys across East Africa led Agustin Orengo to photograph over 2,500 barbershop signs, some of which he also purchased for his own collection, such as this one. Check out more of his photos on Instagram: https://t.co/UBj2WaIPML. #ExtraO #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 21, 2020.
In 1906, African American entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker launched her ultra-successful Wonderful Hair Grower promising to grow hair long and strong. #HairStyle #hair #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 14, 2021.
In 1947 Pan American World Airways added Sleeperette passenger seats to its Douglas DC-4 airliners. Initially used exclusively on transpacific flights, Sleeperettes featured scientifically engineered comfort for long haul flights #PanAm #PaxEx #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 15, 2021.
In 1966, Pan American World Airways started hiring Japanese nationals in expectation of growth and expansion of its Pacific routes. The original seven Japanese stewardesses are shown here, arriving in Miami for their training. #panam #avgeek #apahm #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 20, 2020.
In 1971, #TWA (Trans World Airlines) introduced a new group of flight attendant uniforms conceived by Rome-based fashion designer Valentino Garavani. The uniform came in three colors: purple, brown, or beige. Do you remember this uniform? #WidebodyAV #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 23, 2020.
In 1989, #MargaretKilgallen moved to San Francisco, where she fell into a group of artists that would become the Mission School. Killgallen had an interest in literary arts, typography, hand-lettering, print-making, sign painting, and folk art. #MuseumFromHome #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 24, 2020.
In 2021, SFO Museum is starting a new social media segment highlighting a plane of the week. Join us every #WingWednesday for this trip down memory lane, starting with the first heavier-than-air machine-powered aircraft. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 06, 2021.
In addition to the yellow hues featured in this version of “Les Lointains,” this wallpaper is offered in a green tone as well as a grisaille with colored flowers sprinkled in the foreground. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome #WallpaperWednesday This tweet was posted on April 01, 2020.
In advance of construction work at the Aviation Museum & Library, our team has been busy with the deinstallation of our long-term exhibition on the China Clipper. Stay tuned for more updates! #MuseumMonday #BehindTheScenes #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 27, 2020.
In her ongoing series “Auras”, Oakland-based artist #AmeliaKonow uses photography to explore the borders between science and mysticism. #photography #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 08, 2021.
In her series, “Blue is Not the Sky”, #PaulaRiff explores the elements of color, form, and design through the use of cameraless and experimental photography techniques. #photography #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 02, 2020.
In her “Psychscapes”, #TerriLoewenthal draws upon the history of California landscape photography, reimagining the genre in a psychedelic light. She captures each image as a single exposure using her unique in-camera process. #MuseumFromHome #5WomenArtists This tweet was posted on March 31, 2020.
In his essay, “Shadows of Change”, late photographer and photojournalist #StanleyGreene visits the town of Uummannaq in central-western Greenland and draws focus on the effects of climate change in the region. #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 20, 2020.
In showcasing this single viewpoint over numerous images, #RichardMisrach draws our attention to the subtle and dramatic shifts in color and light, and to the dynamic contrast between the structure of the bridge and the ever-changing forces of nature. #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 18, 2020.
In the 1960s, a set of “Views of North America” created by Zuber et Zie was saved from a historic home in Maryland and put in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 28, 2020.
In the 1970s and 1980s Pan American produced a series of children’s activity kits with the mascots Pierre and Penny Panda. With Pierre's Fabulous Flying fun kit, children could be entertained with cards, puzzles, fun facts, and other activities. #panam #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 08, 2020.
In the days before non-stop flights, a journey across the Pacific Ocean took many days and required multiple stops along the way, including those flown by #PanAmerican. #ChinaClipper #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 03, 2020.
In the early days of aviation, stunt pilots and aerialists would perform tricks including wing walking and playing sports. Known for her wing walking, Gladys Roy was a popular barnstormer and aviatrix in the 1920s. #WomeninAviation #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 18, 2020.
In the ensuing decades, women applied a setting lotion, such as Jo-cur, to create finger waves and pin curls. Hair shampoo emerged in the early twentieth century, while hairspray surfaced in the 1940s. #HairStyle #hair #beauty #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 14, 2021.
In the winter of 1930-31, Daniel Rochford, #PanAm’s PR and advertising manager, helped document the airline’s operations ­from Cristóbal in the Panama Canal Zone to Guatemala, photographing PAA’s service in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 01, 2020.
In “Born in 1717,” McKenna uses four pieces of photographic paper to depict a 300-year-old Incense Cedar tree that grew in Northern California. See “Born in 1717” by #KleaMcKenna online at : https://t.co/6y2g4pBV3u #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 28, 2020.
In “Cultural Fabric (Bay Area)”, #MiguelArzabe created a digital collage of collected images from Bay Area art exhibitions. The imagery was sourced from exhibition materials featuring work by Lisa K. Blatt, Hung Liu, Sofie Ramos, and Leo Valledor. #MuseumFromHome #publicart This tweet was posted on September 14, 2020.
In “Hyper-Natural Bay Area” the City’s familiar skyline includes the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and Transamerica Pyramid. However, they appear alongside towers and constructions of an imagined future. #RobertMinervini @Rob_Minervini #MuseumFromHome 📸: Ethan Kaplan photography This tweet was posted on July 15, 2020.
In “Hyper-Natural Bay Area”, artist #RobertMinervini (@Rob_Minervini) considers what defining characteristics make a city distinctive and offers a window onto his version of San Francisco. #MuseumFromHome 📸: Ethan Kaplan photography This tweet was posted on July 15, 2020.
Inspired by American folk art, quilting, and storytelling, Clare Rojas creates dreamlike images executed in tightly drawn, crystalline shapes. “Blue Deer” by #ClareRojas is online at: https://t.co/2jKzkGw74r #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 27, 2020.
Introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1970, the Boeing 747-100 was the first of a new breed of jetliner, the “wide-body,” which ultimately revolutionized the airline industry. The new wide-body was twice the size of the Boeing 707 shown here. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 30, 2020.
Items were decorated with many motifs including animals, ancient Egyptian figures, and Roman goddesses. In this fruit bowl, two Renaissance putti figures sit atop a barge adorned with shells inset with smaller putti at the base. #VictorianSilverPlate #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 14, 2020.
Just as arrival at SFO is the beginning of a new life for many immigrants, it is also refuge to many shore birds that flock annually to surrounding wetlands. See “Sanctuary/Sanctuario” by Juana Alicia & Emmanuel C. Montoya at: https://t.co/QTh0ZK0Bsc #publicart #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 05, 2021.
Learn more about these chartered flights in “Flying the Freedom Birds: Airlines and the Vietnam War.” See the online exhibition at: https://t.co/jA5xrcECNN #FreedomBird #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 15, 2020.
Learn more by watching a video of the artwork’s fabrication and an interview with the artist: https://t.co/7tExvFuH6q #DanaHemenway #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 21, 2020.
Lesser known and slightly older than the @GGBridge , the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has one of the longest spans in the United States. It opened on #onthisday in 1936. Have you ever traveled across the Bay Bridge? #SFHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on November 12, 2020.
Like everyone else, we’re trying to make the best of a not-great situation by taking care of projects long on our “to do” lists. One that we’re so happy to share is the e-publication of our exhibition catalogs. Read to your heart’s content: https://t.co/fsk5enOi9z #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 13, 2020.
Looking for a new rabbit hole? Dive into the over 98,000 maps - celestial, maritime, children’s, data visualization, and more - available online from this collection: https://t.co/6wIDOy2Rb2 #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 15, 2020.
Merry Christmas from SFO Museum. We hope that you’re having a fantastic holiday season! #MuseumFromHome #MerryChristmas2020 This tweet was posted on December 25, 2020.
Native and exotic plant life, along with vessels and other forms represent the many cultures and people that shape the Bay Area as a unique place in “Hyper-Natural Bay Area”. #RobertMinervini @Rob_Minervini #MuseumFromHome 📸: Ethan Kaplan photography This tweet was posted on July 15, 2020.