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Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Alan K.', cotton / synthetic textiles / metal / plastic / paint / ink / paper, made by a friend, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, about 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait or…
Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Alan K.', cotton / synthetic textiles / metal / plastic / paint / ink / paper, made by a friend, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, about 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, pale blue background, with a large square of red and white checked material in a diamond shape across the middle. In the centre of the diamond is an appliqued vase of fabric flowers with a wire and fabric butterfly decorating the vase. On the left side of the vase is a coloured picture of a statue of the Madonna and child framed with lace. On the right side of the vase there is a coloured and laminated photograph of a man (probably Alan K), also framed with lace. On the top left hand corner, 'Alan K 1945 to May 14th 1991' is written in grey puffer paint. On the top right hand corner, also in grey puffer paint, is written the following poem: 'Please Lord / Within my weakness be my strength / Within my sickness be my health / All of my body I place it in your arms / I trust in you / What can go wrong when it's you / Who owns the stars / Be to me what I have never been to you / A real friend / Alan In the bottom left hand corner there is a red paisley handkerchief folded into a triangle. On the bottom right hand is part of a black T shirt, Saville Row brand, size S. The quilt is backed with a printed fabric which can be seen through the blue background, which gives the appearance of staining.
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Visit the page Michael Guthrie - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Michael Guthrie', paint / synthetic textile, made by Robert John Orr, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, unbacked, multi-coloured painted areas with a pink triangle bordered with gold coloured metallic braid in the top centre. There is a painted peace symbol, bordered with gold coloured metallic braid and decorated with a strip of white sequins in the lower centre. On the right hand side there are hand painted words, 'As Chaka Khan / would say / Ain't nobody does it better! / Michael / Had a lot to give / He made the costumes in 1983 / For the link float / In the late 80s he worked as a drug / Councilor (sic) Lyndon House NSW / He helped addicts and people / Living with AIDS / You are always in my thoughts! / I miss your cheeky smile! / Your lover & freind (sic) / Robert John Orr. -
Visit the page Dale Grant - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Dale Grant', cotton / paint / ink, made by a friend, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, divided into four quadrants with a circle centrepiece. The panel is all painted and has a border of small blocks of different colours. The quadrants are also separated by a similar block border. The top left quadrant has a pink background with the word 'Dream' in large blue letters over a stylised S or 5 shape. To the left of this are an exclamation mark and a small left pointing arrow. There are three black stars on the lower edge. The top right hand quadrant has a yellow background with two mugs with speech clouds coming from them, containing the words 'Yabba, Yabba' repeated many times. To the left of the cups is a circle with a marijuana leaf, the figure 12 on it and an arrow. The lower left quadrant has a green background. There is a tennis racket and ball, artist's paintbrush, two theatrical masks, music notes and the silhouette of a figure in shorts. In the bottom right quadrant there is Live in red and purple above a stylised S or 5 shape. In the circle centrepiece, there is a landscape picture of the sun setting behind a mountain, and round the circle there is a series of yellow dots. In each of these dots are the letters spelling out 'Dale Grant'. -
Visit the page Wayne Caulfield - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. Background of eight vertical handpainted stripes in different colours, with a large pink triangle machine appliqued on the central black stripe. The words 'Winnie' / Wayne Caulfield / keep dancing' are above and below the triangle. A narrow painted black border is sewn around the edge. Multi-coloured brush-strokes are scattered at random over the panel. -
Visit the page In memory of various people - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, painted green background with a 'peace' sign in neon pink, lime and yellow on both sides of three inverted pink triangles, overlapped at the lower gold tips of the upper two triangles. All of this design is painted. The following names are painted at random on the background - 'Andrew Carter, Terry Giblett, Paul Young, John Saundry 'Cowboy', Allan Booth, Ric Darling, David Baden 'Big Legs', Robin Muiry and Paul Aurther'. The following quotation is also painted 'It dropthe (sic) The Gentle Rain from Heaven. Robert John Orr'. An extract written by Brett Collings, from the Sydney Star Observer 24th August 1990, states that "Allan Booth, aka Toots aka Doctor Rhythm, artist and designer, died of AIDS on 29 July at the Sacred Heart Hospice, Darlinghurst." It goes on to say Allan designed the posters for the 1983 and 1984 Mardi Gras. He had a cartoon strip in the Sydney Star Observer newspaper. He also wrote a childrens puppet show for AIDS education for the Department of Education. This information is copied from information in the file of AIDS Quilt block 27. Terry Gilblett was a foundation member of the AIDS Quilt Project. Andrew Carter was a co-founder of the AIDS Quilt Project. He was given the Medal of the Order of Australia for promoting community awarenesss of HIV/AIDS.He has had at least three quilts made for him (qv).and has made several quilts (qv) Paul Young, Andrew Carter, Terry Giblett are mentioned in an article from the 15th Anniversary edition of 'Talkabout' magazine (October 2003). Talkabout magazine is the magazine published by Positive Life NSW (previously PLWA or People Living with HIV?AIDS NSW) The following quotations were taken from this article. Julie Bates and Kathy Triffit are quoted talking about Paul Young and the start of PLWA 'The first public meeting of PLWA (NSW) was upstairs in the Trade Union Club in Surry Hills. there were more than 129 people.....Paul Young, Robert Ariss, Terry Giblett, and his sister Deborah Giblett were there. .....I think Paul Young was quite instrumental in turning around the way hospital staff treated people. Paul was loving and caring and willing to share knowlege and experience....And it required someone like that, who was a bit mad, a bit mad-cap, but who else would have been willing enough and game enough to be the first public face of AIDS. I dont know who game him the title or if he gave it to himself, but he was known as the Living Legend of HIV. He forced change on the Airlines to accept positive passengers and people working for them.....' '....He was working at the Department of Social Security. He'd been out to lunch one day, and he rang me and said "I've just come back, and there disinfecting my office, including my phone......" ".....There were a number of other dynamic people on the Committee - Terry Bell, Terry Giblett. The Carter twins (Don and Andrew) were also really important. There was also a lot of burnout, and the Committee changed...a lot of people died or moved on. ..... "...Terry Giblett and Andrew Carter formed the Quilt Project here in Australia. Paul, once again the naughty boy would call it the Doona of Death” -
Visit the page Kimberley Kids Care - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, 'Kimberley Kids Care', cotton / paint, made by a teacher and Year 10 & 11 students at Nulungu College, Broome, Western Australia, 1991. Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, large centre cream panel with a narrow red border, surrounded by squares of coloured patterned fabric. In the centre panel are the words 'Kimberley Kids Care' in black paint, and the outline figure of a female with arms raised holding a vessel on her head, in black and green paint. The panel was made by a teacher and Year 10 & 11 students at Nulungu College, Broome, Western Australia, 1991 Nulungu College provided an opportunity for children from the Kimberley and other parts of Western Australia to live together and share their culture, the diversity of their heritage and to learn from one another. The meaning of 'Nulungu' - a waterhole located on Roebuck plains, Western Australia. "An area where the Aboriginal people rested and straightened out the law" - a quote from the information about the College. -
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Visit the page Ric Darling - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Ric Darling', cotton / paint / satin / metal / leather / plastic / silk, made by friends, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 1991. Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, light blue background, 'Ric Darling' machine appliqued in large, black leather letters across the top and, to the right of this is a hospital ID from 'St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, AZT Co-Ordinator, Richard Darling', a photo in a plastic pocket and two badges 1) Nurses Board Western Australia (General), 2) Royal North Shore School of Nursing, and a Harley Davidson USA belt buckle attached through a black leather patch. There are two fabric photographs - one of Ric and one of a yellow flower. June 91 is in puffer paint in the lower left hand corner. There are three glitter paint rings decorated with sequins in the lower centre, two of which are intertwined. To the right of the photograph of Ric are three appliqued machine embroidered patches containing Asian dragons. June 91 is in puffer paint in the lower left hand corner and a Tae Kwan Do Australia Academy cloth badge is appliqued in the lower centre.