John Leonard Seymour - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel

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Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'John Leonard Seymour', cotton / synthetic textile, made in Queensland, Australia, c.1992 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a navy background. There are two horizontal s…

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Visit the page Bruce Morris - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Bruce Phillip John Morris', cotton / synthetic textile, made in, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, c.1993 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, the centre has a cream background and the border is a pink, green, white and black pattern. In the centre of the panel there is a large red AIDS ribbon machine appliqued with BRUCE PHILLIP JOHN MORRIS 1962 - 14-05-93 machine appliqued in green letters on the ribbon.
Visit the page In memory of HIV/AIDS clients at Grimwood House - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of HIV/AIDS clients, 'Grimwood House', cotton / mixed media, made in Queensland, Australia, c.1990 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, The quilt is on a pale green background, with a metallic striped ribbon border. 'Grimwood House Sunshine Coast Remembers' is hand-embroidered in black. In the centre there is a gold coloured circle forming the points of a compass, with clasped hands embroidered in the centre. 'N, S, E and W' are also embroidered in black. There are four embroidered trees representing each of the four seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Visit the page Panal by the Shiloh community - HIV/AIDS Support Services Brisbane - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, 'Shiloh', cotton / paint / ink, made by the Shiloh community, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1998 Rectangular quilt panel. landscape orientation on a cream background, with the following heading across the top in large dark blue letters: HIV/AIDS SUPPORT SERVICES BRISBANE. Below the heading is a circular painting showing a landscape with a road leading to the mountains. Underneath the painting is the following in black script: We Remember. The following names are written in black and highlighted in colour and scattered randomly over the panel: 'Tabitha, Rob, Efther (sic), Greg, John F, Katherine, Micheal (sic) H, Adrian, Lindsay, John L, Wayne Wright, Trevor, Micheal (sic), Brian, David, Wayne Robinson, Martin, Brian G, Ian C, Hal, Brian M, Noel, Ian, Jack, Chris, Peter, and Alex'. In the bottom right hand corner the panel is signed by an indecipherable signature and 5/98. All the ornamentation on the panel is in paint or ink. There is no sewing.
Visit the page Carmelo Salvatore Mangano - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Carmelo Salvatore Mangano', cotton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia c.1993 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, on a dark green background with a small rectangular inner border in red and green. There are words and dates embroidered in white cotton thread on the upper green panel. Across the top is the date 18.2.1958 with the word Carmelo in capital letters underneath. Down the left side is the word Salvatore in capital letters and on the right side is the date 10.3.93. At the bottom is the word Mangano in capital letters. The colours are possibly a reference to the Italian flag.
Visit the page Barry and James - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Barry and James', cotton / felt / satin / synthetic textile, made in Queensland, Australia, c.1990 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. On a cream background with a 3.5 cm green satin ribbon border are two large appliqued yellow and brown sunflowers with green leaves and crossed stems which dominate the scene. In black felt the words Barry and James and three musical notes are also appliqued.
Visit the page Raymond Dzufer - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Raymond Dzufer', cotton / mixed media, made in Queensland, Australia, c. 1994 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, with a decorated royal blue robe appliqued on to a calico background. The robe has a zipper at the neck, and a silver-coloured collar with a 'stiffening' insert. There are two shoulder pads. The decorations are a varied - stencilled moons and stars, glitter blue and silver squiggles, and also seven coloured plastic stones. Lettering (magic?) and the '8' are also in glitter paint. Underneath on the left is a plastic covered A4 size sheet decorated with irises and is a biography - Words on the paper are as follows: 'RAYMOND DZUFER / 17.08.1964 - 14.02.1994. "Born in Kew, Melbourne / Raymond was a very good student while attending school. Studied for / ten years Ball Room Dancing. In 1982 after finishing school, he went to / fashion designer college in Melbourne. Raymond earned a scholarship / to Denmark and Paris. In 1990 he graduated with Honors and received / a certificate of Bachelor of Arts in Fashion. From 1990 to 1993 / Raymond worked as a fashion designer. In 1982 Raymond was / diagonsed with HIV(Aids) and later died on the 14th February 1994. / Raymonds family and friends miss him very much and he wil be / always in our hearts and his memory will live on. WITH ALL OUR LOVE IN OUR HEARTS, / MUM, BROTHERS, SISTER, SISTER-IN-LAWS. / NIECES AND NEPHEWS. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'. On the right is a plastic covered black and white photograph of Raymond and a small white dog.
Visit the page Jean-Marie Gert Huissemans - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Jean-Marie Gert Huissemans' (John), cotton / ink / synthetic textile, made by William Stanbridge, Queensland, Australia, 1995 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. The background is the Belgian flag (black, yellow and red vertical stripes). In the left hand black stripe, there is a map of Belgium, showing Mons, Quemes, and Brussels, appliqued in red, blue and yellow cotton. Paris and Ramstein in Germany are also shown. The poem 'Togetherness' (Death is nothing at all ....) written by Harry Scott Holland, 1847 - 1918, Canon of St Paul's Cathedral is printed and appliqued on to the black stripe. In the centre yellow stripe there is a fabric photo of John Huissemans with a biography of him printed and appliqued below. Between the yellow and red stripes there is another fabric photo of John Huissemans and a map of Australia appliiqued in red, blue and yellow cotton. This map shows Sydney, Brisbane and Nambour. The poem 'Miss me but let me go' by author unknown is also printed then appliqued on the red stripe. This quilt is in memory of Jean-Marie Gert Huissemans (John) (b 28/11/1941 d 30/7/1995). His biographical details appear on the quilt. John was born in Quemes, Belgium and was orphaned when he was quite young. He joined the Belgian Air Force. He married in Paris and had two children. He worked for NATO in Ramstein, Germany in the 1970's. He came to Australia for a year in 1979, returned to Belgium and then came back to live in Australia. He and his wife divorced. He lived in Sydney and then moved to the Sunshine Coast. He discovered he was gay and then that he had AIDS in 1984. He lived the last four years of his life with his partner, William Stanbridge.

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