@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged ExtraO
This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account.
There are 19 posts
and this is page 1 of 2.
See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.
This is your last week to see “Extra ’O’!: African Barbershop and Hairdressing Signs.” Hand-painted barbershop and hairdressing signs are a vibrant form of African folk art in the form of advertising. What is your favorite sign? #ExtraO#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on October 20, 2020.
This sign in particular had severe flaking paint issues. Our conservator consolidated the paint layer by introducing adhesive beneath the lifting flakes of paint so that the sign could be safely displayed in our exhibition. #ExtraOThis tweet was posted on August 14, 2020.
See “Extra ’O’!” African Barbershop and Hairdressing Signs” online at: https://t.co/4w6G8ZrEoS #ExtraOThis tweet was posted on August 14, 2020.
Barbershop and hairdressing signs are often an ephemeral form of utilitarian folk art. The African signs in our exhibition had been originally posted outdoors in warm climates, in an environment where many signs quickly weather. #ExtraOThis tweet was posted on August 14, 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#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on April 21, 2020.
Agustin Orengo is an Argentine humanitarian worker now based in Venezuela. After moving to East Africa in 2013, he began to venture on his motorcycle documenting hand painted barbershop signs from Kenya from Ethiopia. #ExtraO#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on April 21, 2020.
Hand painted signs for barbershops and hairdressers have a rich history in Africa. Female hairstylists often hang several signs depicting dozens of different braided hairstyles for clients to consider with clever titles. #ExtraO#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on April 08, 2020.
See more hand painted signs for barber shops and hairdressers from all over West Africa and Kenya in “Extra ‘O”! African Barbershop and Hairdressing Signs,” online at: https://t.co/4w6G8ZrEoS #ExtraO#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on April 08, 2020.