A red thread in the shape of the AIDS red ribbon in the eye of a needle; advertisement for an exhibition of panels from the AIDS Memorial quilt at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, June 23-25, 1995. Colour lithograph by Daniel de Souza.

[San Francisco] : The Names Project [Foundation], 1995 (U.S.A.) : The Hannegan Company)

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 91.3 x 55.7 cm

The International AIDS Memorial Quilt. Not all battles are fought with a sword. June 23-25, 1995 at Yerba Guena Gardens Mission Street between 3rd and 4th. In 1987, the first Quilt panel was sewn here in San Francisco to remember a special friend who had died from AIDS. Today, the Quilt has 30,000 panels from all over the world. And today, AIDS has killed three million people worldwide ... It will have panels from 30 countries and will cover a city block ... For more information contact The Names Project Foundation at 415-882-5500. Design: Goodby, Silverstein and Partners design; Photography: Daniel de Souza; Printing: The Hanegan Company; Color separation: Star Graphics; special thanks to the people at Chevron and United Airlines Bears logo: The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt

Wellcome Collection 667798i

Daniel de Souza The Names Project [Foundation] Goodby, Silverstein and Partners Design The Hanegan Company Star Graphics Chevron and United Airlines 1995 Design: Goodby, Silverstein and Partners design; Photography: Daniel de Souza; Printing: The Hanegan Company; Color separation: Star Graphics; special thanks to the people at Chevron and United Airlines 21/08/2008 USA UkLW Transcription from the item