Television: TV in the Antenna Age

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Television: TV in the Antenna Age
New exhibition illustrates the history of television from the 1940s through the 1970s

SAN FRANCISCO -- Television: TV in the Antenna Age presents a glimpse at the first four decades of television as illustrated by the era’s popular performers and the variety of sets on which they appeared. Models range from the earliest commercial sets with 7-inch screens in Art Deco wooden cabinets to colorful plastic versions from the 1970s designed to look like space helmets and flying saucers. All serve to evoke a time when that technological marvel, in its splendid, varied, and sometimes strange forms, was the unchallenged centerpiece of the American household—offering escapism, reality, and a commonly shared experience in households across the country.

Images from the exhibition are available for download at: "http://www.flysfo.com/web/page/sfo_museum/about/press_images/exh-tv.html.

Television: TV in the Antenna Age is on view in Terminal 3, Boarding Area F from August 6, 2011 through February 6, 2012. The exhibition is located post-security and is only accessible to passengers ticketed for travel through Terminal 3. There is no charge to view the exhibition.

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