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It's #InternationalCatDay and we cannot get enough of cats at SFO Museum! See "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat" is on display post-security in Terminal 2 and "Caticons: The Cat in Art" is on display, pre-security in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fI181w6yqE
This tweet was posted on August 08, 2018.
Items of American Folk Art toleware, such as these two cats, were painted with a black varnish that resembled Japanese lacquer and then decorated with colorful oil paints. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2018.
Made from #faience, a tin-glazed #earthenware, #Gallé cats feature colorful, whimsical designs and glass eyes colored by green sulfur. #caticons
This tweet was posted on August 02, 2018.
One of the reasons we look so good (if we do say so ourselves!) is thanks to our fabulous graphic designer! Here, she writes notes on a preliminary mock-up of the brochure for #Caticons, coming soon to the International Terminal.
This tweet was posted on July 12, 2018.
Our newest exhibition "#Caticons: The Cat in Art" explores the history of the #cat and its allure through art, literature, and decorative arts from around the world. "Caticons" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/9YU4UP82hO #cats
This tweet was posted on July 20, 2018.
Painted fans were common around the turn of the 20th century, when French painter Adolphe Thomasse decorated fans with a menagerie of animal images, including cats. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on November 16, 2018.
Rembrandt #Bugatti (1884–1916), the son of furniture designer Carlo Bugatti (1856–1940) and younger brother to automobile maker Ettore Bugatti (1881–1947), was one of the most celebrated #animal #sculptors of the early 20th century. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on October 31, 2018.
SFO Museum has not one but TWO exhibitions about cats at the moment. "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat" is on display post-security in Terminal 2 and "Caticons: The Cat in Art" is on display, pre-security in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fI181w6yqE
This tweet was posted on July 28, 2018.
See "Caticons: The Cat in Art" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/9YU4UP82hO
This tweet was posted on September 08, 2018.
Self-trained in the arts, #Bugatti made his first #sculpture at age sixteen and exhibited in numerous European galleries including the prestigious Société Nationale des #BeauxArts in Paris. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on October 31, 2018.
Silversmiths experimented with imaginative designs and ignited a Victorian passion for collecting a wide variety of ostentatious silver-plated tableware. Animal forms and motifs adorned many of these items, and the cat was well represented. #caticons
This tweet was posted on October 13, 2018.
Some #Chinese myths insist that #cats can see spirits in the dark, which may explain the prevalence of cat-shaped night-lights such as this one during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). #Caticons
This tweet was posted on September 29, 2018.
Stoneware is a high-fired ceramic made from clay and a fusible stone that was introduced to Great Britain in the late 1600s. While lacking the color palette of delftware, the medium perfectly captures the tabby cat's coloring. #caticons
This tweet was posted on December 29, 2018.
The origins of turquoise-glazed Chinese ceramics date to the 8th century, when potteries in China expanded during a period of industrialization under the Tang Dynasty (618–907). #caticons #caturday #cats
This tweet was posted on September 01, 2018.
The paper dress was a 1960s pop-cultural phenomenon and fashion fad. This design was based on a black-and-white, photographic print of a tabby #cat by graphic artist #HarryGordon (1930–2007). #Caticons #fashion
This tweet was posted on November 10, 2018.
This beautiful tray made by a technique called marquetry. #Marquetry is a technique similar but separate from inlay. Using various types of wood, the artisan would cut and arrange hundreds of small pieces of wood veneers some as thin as one millimeter. #caticons
This tweet was posted on December 15, 2018.
This clock is attributed to French animalier Charles Valton. Valton, known for his sculptures of lions and other big cats, likely modeled this clock featuring a small, domesticated cat lovingly rubbing against its base. https://t.co/9YU4UP82hO #Caticons #caturday
This tweet was posted on March 30, 2019.
This is your last week to see "Caticons: The Cat in Art." This exhibition explores the history of the cat and its allure through art, literature, and decorative arts from around the world. https://t.co/9YU4UPpD9m #caticons
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2019.
This tray made by #ÉmileGallé (1846–1904) features three cats sipping from a bowl of milk. World renowned for his exquisite art glass, Gallé’s firm also produced ceramic and wooden items, often with the cat as his subject. #caticons
This tweet was posted on December 15, 2018.
This view of a man petting a cat was painted by a follower of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–69), the Dutch master of the dramatic effects on light and shadow known as chiaroscuro. The work was likely commissioned by a proud pet owner. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2019.
Tin-glazed ceramics are called various names round the world. Known as faience in France, Delftware in the Netherlands and Maiolica in Italy, tin-glazed ceramics from Europe imitated the more expensive porcelain imported from China. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on December 01, 2018.
Turquoise temple cats are regarded as symbols of good luck in many Chinese traditions. Offered in a variety of poses, temple #cats were typically created in matching pairs. #caticons #caturday
This tweet was posted on September 01, 2018.
We wish you a relaxing, cozy, and soothing #Thanksgiving weekend of being with your loved ones, friends, family, and animals alike. See more #cats in our exhibition "#Caticons: The Cat in Art" on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/9YU4UP82hO
This tweet was posted on November 24, 2018.
Who doesn't enjoy a quick, quiet cat nap? These sleeping cat figurines made in Japan in the late 19th to early 20th century look so cute and cozy. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on February 16, 2019.
World renowned for his exquisite art glass, #ÉmileGallé’s firm also produced ceramic items, often with the #cat as his subject. Life-sized #ceramic sculptures are his most famous #feline creations and are simply referred to as #Gallé #cats. #caticons
This tweet was posted on August 02, 2018.
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty; human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. Where else can we be as sure of love as when it is given by a cat?” - Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) #Caticons
This tweet was posted on March 01, 2019.
😹 😹 😹 @Caticonsbook #caticons https://t.co/ORh4f7MhuN
This tweet was posted on November 13, 2018.