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This is your last week to see "#AModernApproach: #MidCentury #Design”! This image was posted on April 10, 2017.

This is your last week to see “The Modern Consumer — 1950s Products and Style”! This image was posted on December 31, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #midcentury #exhibition

This photograph of the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at SFO was taken on August 30, 1962. #SFOHistory #midcentury #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 29, 2016.

This photograph of the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at SFO was taken on August 30, 1962. This image was posted on September 29, 2016.

This week on #SFOMat40: In 2016, we presented “A Modern Approach: Mid-Century Design,” which featured mid-century studio art, graphic design, and manufactured goods from the 1930s to the 1960s. Do you remember this exhibition? https://t.co/Qmwrw44laW #MuseumFromHome #TBTSFOM This tweet was posted on September 29, 2020.

To inspire young artists and spark #children’s #creativity, many #midcentury #toys and #games promoted good #design. #AModernApproach This tweet was posted on February 21, 2017.

To inspire young artists and spark children’s creativity, many mid-century #toys and #games promoted good design. This image was posted on February 21, 2017. #midcentury #modern #design #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #spacespider

Trained in architecture at Yale University and in Rome, George Nelson (1908–86) melded European modernism with American industrial design in furniture, household items, and modular office components. This image was posted on October 18, 2016.

Wednesday is #AskACurator Day on Twitter! This image was posted on September 12, 2016.

While in a bookstore, choreographer Cathy Marston came across Charles Webb’s 1963 novel “The Graduate.” Glancing at the book jacket, she realized that the book was written in San Francisco. This image was posted on March 24, 2023. #sfballetat90 #ballet #womenshistorymonth

With multiple holidays coming up, we hope you will find time to gather with loved ones for great company and a good meal. This image was posted on December 19, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #50s #midcentury #classic #retro #meals #recipes

“Artists frequently try to use old techniques on a new medium. This image was posted on January 09, 2017. #midcentury #modern #design #zaharaschatz

“The idea was to do a piece of furniture that would be simple and yet comfortable.” – Charles #Eames #AModernApproach #midcentury #design This tweet was posted on September 21, 2016.

“The idea was to do a piece of furniture that would be simple and yet comfortable…it would have in its appearance the essence of the method that produced it.” – Charles Eames Eames plywood chairs exhibit a functional and sculptural, harmoniously simple design that flexes to fit the sitter through pivoting rubber shock-mount connections. This image was posted on September 21, 2016. #eames #eameschair #midcentury #design

“The way of life in California is not like a life in Chicago…it’s outdoor-indoor living, and I wanted to do something that was as nice to use and as beautiful for everyday use as it was for Sunday’s best.” – Edith Heath Influenced by organic design and refined #modernism, Edith Heath (1911–2005) translated the studio pottery aesthetics of her early hand-thrown work into small-batch production methods for storage vessels and tableware. This image was posted on April 03, 2017. #heath #heathceramics #5womenartists #edithheath #brianheath

“The way of life in California is not like a life in Chicago…it’s outdoor-indoor living, and I wanted to do something that was as nice to use and as beautiful for everyday use as it was for Sunday’s best.” – Edith Heath Influenced by organic design and refined modernism, Edith Heath (1911–2005) translated the studio pottery aesthetics of her early hand-thrown work into small-batch production methods for storage vessels and tableware. This image was posted on February 11, 2017. #heath #heathceramics