David Waters – Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel

Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'David Waters', cotton / paint / satin, made by Catherine McGettigan, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988 Rectangular cotton quilt panel, landscape orientation, with 'David Waters' painted in pink on left hand side. There is an appliquéd yellow and orange striped sun in top right hand corner with green, purple, white, light blue and yellow beams, each with a star, radiating outwards. The quilt was made by Catherine McGettigan, Sydney, New South Wales, in Australia in 1988. David was Catherine's Ankali client, meaning she was his support person. Catherine, a Registered Nurse, worked in HIV/AIDS Education. There is an article about David's panel in the book 'Unfolding: The Story of the Australian and New Zealand AIDS Quilt Projects.' Yardley, A, & Langley, K.; McPhee Gribble Publishers, Ringwood, Victoria, 1994, pp 94 - 96. The maker was a volunteer with The Ankali Project. Information received with the quilt includes a copy of an article from the Sydney Morning Herald, Friday June17, 1988, which is Part One of a three-part series on how Australians cope with death and dying. David is interviewed by Judith Whelan and gives an insight into his life with AIDS.