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Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'John McDowell', cotton / paint / mixed media, made by a friend, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Quilt panel, portrait orientation, painted collage with portraits, iced vo-vo,…

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Visit the page Peter Bloomfield - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Peter Bloomfield, cotton / paint, maker unknown, Victoria, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a cream background incorporating a fabric photograph of Peter, red letters 'Peter Bloomfield and a rectangle outlined in red, with the inscription ''Peter, All our love, Bevlee xxxx & Barry xxxx' painted in red letters. A red heart is under the photograph. Two narrow strips of printed fabric are sewn across the panel, and a wider strip is sewn down the panel. Several of the edges are bordered by red.
Visit the page Peter Byrnes - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Peter Michael Byrnes, felt / leather / paper / cotton / glass / plastic / glue, made by friends in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a red felt background. Two Australian passports are attached with names embroidered on two green felt patches. Two white patches of felt are embroidered with 'born 22/8/55' and 'lost to AIDS, 2/7/91'. A yellow semi-circle with radiating rays with the embroidered words 'At home anywhere' is centred at the top of panel. Different shapes in leather and felt of mortar board, bridge, pyramid and Eiffel tower are also appliqued to the panel. The quilt was made in memory of, Peter Michael Byrnes, (b. 22/8/1955, Inverell, Australia - d. 2/7/1991). Peter Michael Byrnes graduated from Sydney University in Law. He began teaching and travelled widely to the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He was politically active regarding gay issues. A Memoriam tribute for Petre Michael Byrnes features in the Sydney Star Observer between 1984-1993
Visit the page Martin Borg - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Martin Borg cotton / suede / silk / satin / synthetic material, made by a famiy member, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a blue background. Large machine appliqued letters and numbers in various colours as follows: 'Love is more thicker than forget....' Martin Borg 1955 - 1987'. A black bow tie with white spots is attached across the 'A' of Martin.
Visit the page Adam Marriott - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Adam Christopher Marriott', cotton / satin / leather / plastic / metallic thread, various makers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, on a grey background. At the top edge of the panel is a white satin appliquéd silhouette of the Sydney Opera House with a mock coat of arms depicting a kangaroo, waratah and emu on a blue base. The words Adam Marriott are in large flannelette black and white block letters and are divided by the positioning of a cotton sleeveless shirt fringed with yellow leather on the sides with pictures of two red indian scenes on the front. On the lower right hand corner is an appliquéd design of two green horses on a purple and red background. There is a plastic cotton reel with blue cotton and a name tag bordered with red satin and various labels 'Koko, Sydney, 2336779, Native Bear Collection', 'California Republic' and two woven badges of 'Russian River' and 'San Francisco'. Around the border is an inscription 11/11/91 - Jackie Wurm, a heart, Brent Collings, upside down triangle, Michael Pohlman, xox, Tim Carrigan, heart, Phil Jones, x, Bradley Mead, peace sign, Anna, star over hills, Gillian with (Mum), Lyn, Ian and (Dad), Jacquie (sister), Paul and Gordon (brothers). The quilt was made in memory of Adam Marriott (b. 19/6/1958 d. 3/4/1991). Adam was a clothes designer and maker who was born in England. He loved Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Australiana and Australian flora which was often depicted in his designs. Places associated with Adam Marriott are Sydney, Melbourne, England, Guerneville, California and USA.
Visit the page Peter Grady - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Peter M Grady', wool / paper / synthetic material / leather, made by family and friends, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, cream background, the words 'PETER M. GRADY, 1958 - 1991' in paint, small panel sewn on with inscription 'the melody is not the voice, and the notes anymore than the painting is the pigment and the canvas.' underneath. There is a large block of Mambo material 'the Bull design' running from the top to the lower edge on the left hand side. There are two rows of nineteen blocks on the lower right side of the panel as follows: Top row hand-embroidered butterfly with the word 'Mum', blue and white square with the word 'Dad', plain red square with the word 'Melinda' painted on, cross-stitched black and white yin and yang symbol, heart outlined in yellow ribbon containing cut out photograph and embroidered words 'Peter Grady', small woollen knitted square in cable pattern, machine embroidered flower with small embroidered symbol in yellow, two blue and red fish painted on with the words 'rumblefish' and 'robin', blue and yellow embroidered 'Susan, Laurie, Megan' with stylised embroidered shapes embroidered, girl, two dolphins and birds. Bottom row 'Terence Grady' written in pen, hand embroidered with the words 'Deirdre, Eliot, Laura and Adam and spray of flowers, petit-point 'Adam', square of petit-point in two triangles blue and green and a small pink heart, hand-embroidered on blue background 'Mark' and two music symbols, pink and cream patchwork square with the word 'Fiona' stitched on, hand-embroidered bunch of balloons, cream patch on a coloured background with the printed words 'Questo fazzoletto non asciuga le lacrime!' (This handkerchief not drying the tears!) and the word 'Moschino' at the bottom., grey leather square with a star cut-out over cream, green cotton hand-embroidered with the word 'Terry' and two party hats, hand-embroidered square of yellow, blue, green and cream.
Visit the page ‘Tim’ - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Tim', cotton / synthetic material / felt / wool / buttons / plastic eyes / sequins / metallic thread, made by family and friends, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1991 Rectangular blue quilt panel, landscape orientation. A fabric photograph of Tim with the inscription 'Tim', (this is Tim's signature), on cream background to the right. A nurse's uniform (top) is on the left, decorated with a fabric photograph of Madonna with child, felt hen, rooster and two chickens. A teapot cover, drawings, felt animals, including Winnie the Pooh with balloon, a large duck, and crescent moon decorate the panel.
Visit the page Peter Hude - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Peter Emile Hude', cotton / paint, maker unknown, Australia, about 1991 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, on a grey background incorporating a photograph on fabric of Peter bordered by yellow fabric, with yellow letters 'Peter Hude' and a yellow rectangle with the inscription ''Great times and memories, Love xx Michael.' Six blue and white fabric flowers are sewn across the panel.

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