AIDS memorial quilt

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AIDS memorial quilt. Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Men and women dressed in white holding up a section of the 'Patchwork of Names' [AIDS memorial quilt] with a couple holding hands below, further details of people working on the quilt and a view of crowds with the quilt on the ground; verso: text in four blocks referring to the origin of 'Le Patchwork des Nomes' in France and extract quotes from dedications that appear on the quilt. Colour lithograph by Sophie Vinualés.

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Le Patchwork des Noms. Perpétuer la mémoire des personnes décédées du SIDA, soutenir leurs proches, témoigner de la réalité de l'épidémie par des manifestations publiques. Le patchwork des Noms France a été créé en 1989. Il s'inspire du Names Project fondé en 1987 aux États-Unis. Le panneau ... Des ateliers ... La remise du panneau ... les déploiements ... Daniel Defert: "Qui ne ressent devant le Patchwork ..." ... Richard: "Son prénom, maintenant dans nos mémoires ... À son absence. Graphisme: Sophie Vinualés.

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