Name/Title
Names Project AIDS Memorial QuiltEntry/Object ID
2025.2.4Tags
Marches, Politics, Power, Protest, AIDSDescription
Cream colored t-shirt with extra-large multi-colored graphic depicting three persons working on a memorial quilt. Text (black): The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.Use
honoring those lost to AIDSContext
At the 1987 Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, this t-shirt was sold to commemorate those lost to AIDS. The Rhode Island Alliance for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights sent car loads of folks to DC for the march and lobby-days with RI's Congressional delegation. One particularly compelling event that weekend was the inaugural unfolding, on the National Mall, of 1,920 panels of the NAMES Project AIDS memorial quilt. The t-shirt donor and her spouse had lost several friends to AIDS and participated in making one of the memorial quilts.Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
T-ShirtLocation
Box
T-Shirt Box - Politics & MarchesRack
Rack StorageCondition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Full t-shirtCreate Date
February 1, 2025Update Date
February 19, 2025