Document Type
Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1086/444642
Journal Title
American Art
Publication Date
Summer 2001
Abstract
The history of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, over forty thousand quilt panels to memorialize those who have died of AIDS, is examined. Topics include the conception of the memorial idea in San Francisco, CA, in 1985, a display of the quilt at the National Mall in Washington D.C., the continual growth in the size of the quilt, and efforts at conserving the quilt panels.
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Recommended Citation
Gregg Stull, "The AIDS Memorial Quilt: Performing Memory, Piecing Action," American Art 15, no. 2 (Summer 2001): 84-89. https://doi.org/10.1086/444642.
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Comments
Copyright: 2001 Smithsonian Institution. Published by the University of Chicago Press. Website: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/amart/current.