The AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall
On October 11, 1987, a team of 48 volunteers carefully unfolded 1,920 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall. Displayed in sections, the quilt covered more ground than a football field. On each of the panels were names of those who died of AIDS.San Franciscan gay rights activist Cleve Jones and his friends first envisioned the idea for the quilt in 1985 when they put together a memorial by writing the names of lost loved ones on paper placards. Inspired by the project, they founded the NAMES Project Foundation to create a more enduring memorial with textile arts.
AIDS Memorial Quilt
Section of AIDS Memorial Quilt on Display Next Week in New York
Aids Quilt Stock-Fotos und Bilder - Getty Images
History
Threads of Remembrance - Exhibits - University Libraries - UNT
AIDS Memorial Quilt – Circulating Now from the NLM Historical
134 Memorial Quilt Displayed In Washington Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
How the AIDS Quilt Allowed Millions to Memorialize the Epidemic
Photos: International AIDS conference 2012
AIDS Memorial Quilt to Return Home to San Francisco - The New York
AIDS Memorial Quilt
This year marks 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
The AIDS Memorial Quilt: A Tribute to Lives Lost
