Name/Title
[AIDS Memorial Quilt 35 Years Pinback Button]Entry/Object ID
2024.01.07Tags
HIV/AIDS ActivismDescription
A circular, black pinback button reading in white, orange, green, and red text: "The AIDS Memorial Quilt: 35 Years of Love, Activism, & Legacy." Features a graphic of a red ribbon threaded through a sewing needle. Honoring the 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.Item Type
Pinback buttonUse
Possibly affiliated with the National AIDS Memorial.Context
From the National AIDS Memorial webpage "About the AIDS Quilt": "Today, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is the premiere symbol of the AIDS pandemic, a living memorial to a generation lost to AIDS and an important HIV prevention education tool. With hundreds of thousands of people contributing their talents to making the memorial panels, and tens of thousands of volunteers to help display it, the Quilt is considered the largest community arts project in history" (Linked in this record).Collection
Adrian J. Cardwell CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2024.01Notes
Donor: Bill WilsonMade/Created
Date made
2023Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
State/Province
CaliforniaLocation
PacificRegion
WestContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Pin, PoliticalNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, PoliticalNomenclature Sub-Class
Belief SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
LGBTQ+, memorabilia, health, symbols, AIDS (medical syndrome)Search Terms
red ribbonsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
AIDS memorial quilts, AIDS awareness, Red ribbons (AIDS)Category
HomosaurusOther Names
Name Type
Person NameOther Name
Wilson, BillColors
Color
Black, White, Orange, Green, Red, GrayColor Notes
Black background; white, orange, green, red text; red and gray graphics.Valuations
Valuation Type
Donor EstimateValue
$5.00Date
Sep 21, 2026Create Date
September 21, 2026Update Date
October 10, 2026