Illustrated Lecture at San Francisco Airport Commission
Aviation Library & Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum
San Francisco International Airport
1.30 PM Sunday, April 11, 2010
There is no charge to attend this lecture.
Driving directions and Public transport directions and places to eat are given below
Malcolm Gutter
Collector, Author and member of the San Francisco Ceramic Circle
About Malcolm Gutter's Lecture: This lecture dovetails with the exhibition Evolution of a Royal Vision: The Birth of Meissen Porcelain, on view at San Francisco International Airport (details at http://www.flysfo.com/web/page/newsletter/v110.html#10 ). The exhibition - singular in the English-speaking world - celebrates the 300th birthday of Meissen, the preeminent European porcelain manufactory in the first half of the 18th century, thereupon a continual source of artistic inspiration for other ceramic producers. While tracing the early development of the manufactory the lecture will hopefully provide a brief concordance for objects in the exhibition. The lecture explores the economic, political, and cultural context of the reinvention of porcelain, including Augustus the Strong's almost insatiable appetite for "white gold" from Asia and later his own manufactory. What porcelains did he acquire from China and Japan, intended for his unique but sadly unfulfilled dream for a porcelain palace? How did they influence design of porcelains from Meissen? What forms were developed for the manufactory's early red stoneware and white porcelain? For what social purposes were the porcelains intended; what diplomatic role did they play towards building Saxony's statecraft? A product of the late medieval/early modern mind - alchemy and modern science - Meissen porcelain's very pictorial attributes tells the story of its era as no other body of art. The visual presentation will rely almost exclusively upon objects in the exhibition from the manufactory's "Golden Age".
About Malcolm Gutter: Malcolm Gutter is an economist by profession, and a collector and independent researcher of ceramics, while having an interest in all aspects of the decorative arts by avocation. He holds degrees from the City College of the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Professor of Economics at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills for 35 years. In 1976 he studied at the Study Centre for the History of the Fine and Decorative Arts in London, and subsequently started giving courses on the history of interior design and surveys of Western Decorative Art at both Foothill College and the University of California, Berkeley Extension. He is a well known collector and consultant for early Meissen and other ceramics, and has published articles in antiques magazines and journals on Meissen porcelain. An article "A Notable Discovery: The Earliest Depiction of Americans on European Porcelain" is forthcoming in the journal KERAMOS. He belongs to many ceramic collector organizations and is on the Board of the SFCC. In 2004 he was named amongst the top 100 collectors in America by the magazine Art and Antiques.
How to get to the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library & Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum
Directions by public transport
The airport is accessible by BART from the city and the east bay. Yellow line line trains provide service to and from the airport International Terminal every 20 minutes on Sundays. For routes and schedules visit www.bart.gov
Driving directions
All Airport Garage Parking Tickets will be validated at the event. Please bring Airport Garage Parking Tickets to the Aviation Museum for validation. If you do not get validation parking is charged at $2.00 for every 20 minutes.
Detailed driving directions are available at http://www.sfoarts.org/about/directions.html
Or as summarized below
From Highway 280 North or South: Take route 380 East to the 101 South exit toward San Jose. Take the San Francisco International Airport exit and follow the "International Terminal" sign then continue as for Highway 101 directions below.
From Highway 101 North or South: Take the Airport exit and follow the "International Terminal" sign to "Departing Flights/Hourly Parking." Look for Parking Garage "A" on your right. You will enter the garage on Level 5.Go to level 8 of the Garage and park anywhere near the AirTrain Station.
Take the AirTrain "Blue Line" to the International Terminal which is the next stop. Take the escalator down to the Departures Level (one level below AirTrain). The Museum will be to your right as you get off the escalator and next to the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Clubhouse (Look for the globe at the corner behind the glass in the Museum!)
Dining at SFO - International Terminal ( Pre-security )
Boule Café ( Main Hall )
desserts, specialty coffees, smoothies, meat pies and sandwiches
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Burger Joint ( Main Hall South Food Court near Boarding Area A )
Niman Ranch burgers, chicken burgers, veggie burgers and hot dogs
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Ebisu ( Main Hall North Food Court near Boarding Area G )
Japanese specialties including sushi and sashimi, teriyaki and udon
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Emporio Rulli ( Main Hall South Food Court near Boarding Area A )
full espresso bar, fresh baked Italian pastries and panini sandwiches
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Firewood Grill ( Main Hall )
grilled panini sandwiches, skewers, salads and a full bar
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Fung Lum ( Main Hall North Food Court near Boarding Area G )
Chinese cuisine including noodles, rice dishes, dim sum and won ton soup
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Harbor Village Kitchen ( Main Hall South Food Court near Boarding Area A )
Chinese noodle and rice dishes, dim sum, and barbequed meats
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Lori’s Diner ( Main Hall North Food Court near Boarding Area G )
burgers, sandwiches, entrees and shakes; breakfast served all day
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Osho Japanese Cuisine ( Main Hall South Food Court near Boarding Area A )
sushi and sashimi, teriyaki, udon, tempura and daily specials
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Willow Street Woodfired Pizza ( Main Hall North Food Court near Boarding Area G )
pizzas, sandwiches, rotisserie chicken and salads