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Interdisciplinary artist Maria Ferreira employs microscopy to reveal the geometric gardens, iridescent waves, and spiraling sand dunes of crystal structures invisible to the unaided eye, blurring the lines between the physical and the abstract. See "Lattice" by Maria Ferreira, now playing in the Video Arts gallery, located pre-security in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/2CljcmT . . . #VideoArtsSFOM #video #film #experimental #microscopy #geometric #waves #sanddunes #crystal #foodculture #abstract #microsope

This photo from 1938 shows the second passenger terminal at SFO which was constructed the year before, in 1937, and four hangars. The airport had a whopping total of sixty-three cars parked around the terminal. How many planes can you spot in this photo? Image: San Francisco Airport, aerial, 1938. SFO Museum Collection. 2009.104.018 . . . #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #avgeek #aerial #aerialphoto #avgeek

"A Sterling Renaissance: British Silver Design 1957 to 2018" is not our only exhibition with silver. Check out this soup tureen with cat handle on lid in our "Caticons" exhibitions. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, a household’s inventory of silver items indicated its wealth and status. Silversmiths experimented with imaginative designs and ignited a Victorian passion for collecting a wide variety of ostentatious silver-plated tableware. Knife rests, cruet holders, napkin rings, tea sets, soup tureens, and egg holders are a sampling of the exhaustive list of silver-plated tableware manufactured during the period. Animal forms and motifs adorned many of these items, and the cat was well represented. A very special thank you to Sandy Lerner for making this exhibition possible. See "Caticons: The Cat in Art" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/Caticons . . . #caticons #catsofinstagram #cats #mewseum #caticon #cat #cats #silver #toureen #caturday

The DC-10 was McDonnell Douglas’ first wide-body jetliner. The aircraft incorporated a tri-jet engine configuration with two engines mounted under the wings and one incorporated into the vertical stabilizer assembly. Like those on Boeing’s wide-body 747, the DC-10’s engines were high-bypass turbofans, which were capable of thrusting the aircraft to a maximum cruising speed of just over 600 miles per hour. The aircraft had a capacity of up to 400 passengers and offered similar wide-body spaciousness and comfort to the 747. The DC-10 also featured first-class and coach lounges and a lower deck galley. American Airlines introduced the DC-10-10 series in August 1971. Most international carriers chose the DC-10-30 series due to its extended transoceanic range. UTA introduced the aircraft in 1973, and by the mid-1970s, the carrier was operating it on many of its long-haul transatlantic routes to North and South America. See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. http://bit.ly/AviationEvolutions . . . #AviationEvolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin. Growing up in Alabama with a minister for a father, Thornton began singing in church at an early age; she also learned to play the harmonica and drums. Her career began to flourish after she moved to Houston, Texas. In the late 1950s, as rock-and-roll became more popular and her career began to wane, she relocated to the Bay Area, performing at local clubs. During the 1960s folk music revival, she made several records with Arhoolie and performed at a number of festivals in the United States and Europe. https://folkways.si.edu/big-mama-thornton-with-the-muddy-waters-blues-band-1966/blues/music/album/smithsonian Special thank you to Chris Strachwitz, @Smithsonian @Folkways Recordings, and @ArhoolieFdn. "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/StoryofArhoolie . . . #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #ChrisStrachwitz #BigMamaThornton #HoundDog #BallnChain #harmonica #drums #rockandroll #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas

National #ComingOutDay was yesterday! The creator of the rainbow flag, Gilbert Baker, worked tirelessly to ensure the rainbow flag would become a powerful and enduring symbol of pride and inclusion that transcends languages and borders, gender and race, and now, four decades after its creation, generations. After suffering a stroke in 2012, Baker retaught himself how to sew, continued to make art every day, and witnessed the full appreciation of the symbol he created. This included its recognition as a historically important design icon when acquired by the Museum of Modern Art’s design collection in 2015, and a White House ceremony in which Baker presented President Barack Obama with a framed copy of his original eight-stripe rainbow flag in 2016. Shown here is the White House illuminated with the colors of the flag in celebration of the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States. Photo by Pete Souza. See "#ALegacyOfPride: #GilbertBaker and the 40th Anniversary of the #RainbowFlag" on view pre-security in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/RainbowFlagSFO . . . #GilbertBaker #RainbowFlag #ALegacyofPride #gaypride #lgbtpride #pride #LGBT #🏳️‍🌈 #👭 #👬 #👩‍❤️‍👩 #👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 #👨‍❤️‍👨 #👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨