UK AIDS Quilt 012
This is Quilt 012 of 042 in the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt collection, created during the late 1980's and early 1990's before there was effective treatment for people living with HIV.
The AIDS Quilt Memorial Project
This collection is created in memory of loved ones, friends and family. For some people our archive contains a great deal of information about their lives, for others we hold little, or none.
email aidsquiltuk@gmail.com if you have any information about someone remembered here
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American photographer best known for black and white photographs. His controversial works examined the gay S&M subculture in New York
Keith Haring
New York based graffiti artist Keith Haring became known for his activist art 'Ignorance = Fear' 'Silence = Death' work in the 1980's and 90's. His images are still popular today.
Tom Lawrie
Tom's friend Alastair tells his story. Listen here.
Tom came back alive and very well, minus the wheelchair and with a tan! He looked stunningly healthy.
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Kim
Michael Sundin
Michael was a presenter on Blue Peter (UK children's TV Show) in 1984/5
Sheffield AIDS memorial
Peter Allen
Peter was an Australian musician, once married to Liza Minelli and wrote hits for Olivia Newton-John
Kevin, Dave, Jeff, Steve
Many of the quilts we hold have no back up information. If you recognise any names or panels without information please get in touch. email aidsquiltuk@gmail.com
Thank you to the partnership volunteers and members who recorded the letters and stories associated with the panels made for loved ones lost in the early days of the HIV / AIDS epidemic in the 80’s and 90’s.
