Art of the AIDS Crisis
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The AIDS pandemic began in the early 1980s and brought with it a surge of emotions from the public: they were afraid, angry, fearful and defiant. The arrival of AIDS also brought with it a condemnatio
Gran Fury advertisement Silence=Death.
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington, D.C.
National AIDS Memorial Grove
A large red ribbon hangs between columns in the north portico of the White House for World AIDS Day, November 30, 2007.
The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, often abbreviated to AIDS Memorial Quilt or AIDS Quilt, is a memorial to celebrate the lives of people who have died of AIDS-related causes. Weighing an estimate
Art of the AIDS Crisis
…providing a space to build community, mourn, and spread education about the AIDS epidemic in a much more prolific manner. One example would be the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, a large quilt begun in 1987 containing thousands of panels that commemorate those living with or those who have died of AIDS. The quilt is composed…
Fresno State University students making a quilt panel in 1994.
AIDS Memorial Quilt co-founders Cleve Jones and Mike Smith stand with John B. Cunningham, National AIDS Memorial Executive Director, on World AIDS Day 2019 in San Francisco.
Former NAMES Project Building at 2362 Market St in San Francisco.