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Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Robert Stewart', cotton / synthetic textile / metal / wool / felt / synthetic material / straw / photographic paper / fibre, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c 1988 Rectangu…
Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Robert Stewart', cotton / synthetic textile / metal / wool / felt / synthetic material / straw / photographic paper / fibre, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c 1988 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, tartan (Stewart?) background, ROBERT / STEWART is written in large yellow felt letters at the top of the panel. Below this to the left is a photograph of a group of men in white tops and skirts with coloured tights, the tops spelling out the individual letters of FABULOUS. The photograph is taken in front of a QANTAS plane. The photograph is covered with clear plastic which is sewn on in zigzag stitches. To the right of the photograph is a black 'fascinator' hat with flowers and netting. Below this is a costume (similar to those in the photograph) consisting of a white T shirt with a yellow felt U (of Fabulous) and a white vinyl miniskirt. There is a yellow net scarf attached to the left side of the T shirt. There is a yellow vinyl belt and a plastic buckle stitched above the skirt. To the right of the skirt there is a metal chain with a clip at either end sewn on to the tartan.
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- Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt Panel in memory of Those who died alone
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Visit the page Bill (possibly Bill Kennedy) - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of ' Bill', (possibly Bill Kennedy), cotton / synthetic textile, made by Terry Giblett, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 1988 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, 'Bill' is written in yellow machine appliqued letters on an angle on the left hand side, 'wise gentle / and loving' is machine embroidered in yellow below that and also at an angle. '1920 - 1986' is written in yellow machine appliqued numbers in the bottom right corner. The background is black taffeta like material. The quilt was made by Terry Giblett, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in about 1988. Notes on file say that Terry Giblett knew Bill through Ankali. Terry Giblett is commemorated in the Maitraya panel, Terry Giblett was one of the early people involved in the Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt Project and was a quiltmaker. He was also involved with PLWA (now Positive Life). -
Visit the page Suzi Lovegrove - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of Suzi Lovegrove, 'Suzi', cotton / synthetic textiles / synthetic thread / plastic / metal / glue, made by Vince Lovegrove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, on a black background with pink and green decoration. 'Suzi 1955 - 1987' is written in bright pink with the dot of the 'i' as a pink triangle. There is a pink dancing figure on either side. Each figure has green hair and limbs, and is dressed in a pink top in the shape of a triangle, with a sequined tulle skirt, and a green or silver star at the waist. All the decoration is machine appliqued. The quilt was made by Vince Lovegrove (husband), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1988. Vince Lovegrove was interviewed for the book 'Unfolding: The Story of the Australian and New Zealand AIDS Quilt Projects', (Yardley, A & Langley, K 'Unfolding: The Story of the Australian and New Zealand AIDS Quilt Project', McPhee Gribble Publishers, Ringwood, 1994 at p 12-15.The following quotations have been taken from that source. 'I have two panels on the quilt, one for my wife Suzi and the other for my son, Troy, both of whom died from illnesses related to HIV. My wife died in June of 1987 just before my son's second birthday. About twelve months later, when they were putting the first eight-panel portion of the Quilt together, Andrew Carter phoned me up and asked me if we would like to put a panel on for Suzi. At first I didn't think it was such a great idea. I guess I was still grieving and I thought it was an unnecessary, and also, to be honest, a pointless thing to do at this stage. However, after talking with Andrew a little further, it made me realise that the process would have to bring to mind some kind of symbol that eternally represented Suzi, and would have to have me working through that and thinking about it. None of us were great artists but my friend Mouse, with whom I talked about this, is a seamstress. ......... we figured the best way to create a perpetual symbol of Suzy was to use matchstick figures that represented a dancer, Suzi was a free spirit. Her main loves in life were dancing and Music. She'd been a prefessional dancer when she was in new York, and had done a lot of teaching of dancing there. She was a New York girl. We decided to do it in her favourite colours, which were lime-green, pink and black.......We didn't put her last name or her nickname which was sidewinder- just Suzi and the dates and on either side of that, the simple matchstick figures with swirling minskirts and the flowing hair of a dancer. She used to run in New York, along with her friend Laurie Eastside.....a dancing school called Rockersize, and they used these matchstick symbols for teaching the kids simple ways of doing the dance steps. That process of going through and thinking, What was her favourite colour? What did she like? What would best evoke her spirit and what had she done in life that would evoke a positive feeling? It was a great process. In the end I fully realised the depth of meaning behind the Quilt and making up a panel for the Quilt. I guess at first I may have been a bit scared that she was the only woman represented, and that she was going to be on this block with all the men. It was the first block so it was sort of a pioneering situation on two counts. The process of going through that and thinking about it became part of the grieveing process. Now six years down the road I'm so glad we did it because her ashes were dispersed from a helicopter, and there is no grave to visit and no physical symbol. .....having the Quilt is something that we can touch, that we can feel and talk about. Over the six years it's evolved into something that really represents her for us.’ -
Visit the page Gordon Cass - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of the Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Gordon Cass', cotton / synthetic textile / glue made by Andrew Carter, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, consisting of three large diagonal segments. The first segment is red material with a machine appliqued stylised kangaroo (representing QANTAS) in white material. The second segment is plain white with 'GORDON CASS' machine appliqued in navy blue bias binding with the remains of a very small glitter pink heart shape in the lower corner. The third segment is pale blue material with a machine appliqued white five point star. This quilt was made by Andrew Carter for his lover, Gordon Cass, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988. Gordon's panel was the first panel to be made for the Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt Project, and a letter on file (20 March 1989) written by Andrew states that the project was stimulated by Gordon's passing, and the whole Project was dedicated to his memory. Andrew Carter was the co founder of the Australian AIDS Quilt project and was awarded the Order of Australia for his work. He has made other quilts and had at least three quilts made for him. -
Visit the page Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt Panel in memory of Those who died alone Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, 'For Those Who Died Alone', cotton / felt / synthetic textile, made by Andrew Carter, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation on a pale mauve background. 'FOR THOSE / WHO DIED / ALONE' is machine appliqued in red felt letters, with the 'O's' depicted as hearts. There are 2 large cream bears embracing, machine appliqued in gold coloured thread. -
Visit the page Paul Sansone - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of ' Paul Sansone' cotton / synthetic textile, made by Andrew Carter, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, calico background, PAUL SANSONE is written in rainbow coloured machine embroidery on the bottom left hand side. Above it, 'Where there is great love' is written in red machine embroidered letters, and below that is written in orange 'there are always miracles (underlined in purple). On the right hand side there is a purple silhouette of the Empire State Building outlined in black machine stitching. -
Visit the page Greg Nemer - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Greg Nemer', cotton / synthetic textile / paper / dye / plastic, made by Judith Nemer, Perth, Western Australia, 1988 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, with a light blue background. 'GREG NEMER' is written in large cream letters which are machine appliqued with orange thread across the centre of the quilt. Above the letters on the left hand side of the quilt there are four black machine appliqued crotchets. There is a row of four photographs attached to the quilt . They are covered in a clear plastic. From left to right, they are as follows: a photograph of a woman and a young man with 'I LOVE YOU MUM' written in ink below it; a photograph of a man with a baby with 'I LOVE YOU DAD' written in ink below it; a photograph of a young man and a little girl with 'I LOVE YOU UNCLE GREG' above it and 'SORAYA '85' written in ink below and the last one is a photograph of a young man and a baby with 'I LOVE YOU UNCLE GREG' above it and TARHIRA '86 BELOW. At the end of the row of photographs there are two white patches with a blue V appliqued on to each one (? corporal's insignia?). On the bottom row of the quilt, there are three grey crotchets outlined in black to the left hand side. There is a series of photographs all covered in clear plastic and machine appliqued to the quilt: a group of two men and a women with 'We love you Jane and Bernard' written in ink below that; then a photograph of a young man (presumably Greg] with 17.7.1960 18.4.1988 in ink above it; below is a photograph of three young girls with 'We love you Uncle Greg Tahira, Halemah, Soraya 1986' written in ink below that; then a photograph of two men and a woman with 'We love you Julie and John' written below it in ink. On the far right corner of the quilt is a cream swan which is machine appliqued in orange thread with 'WA' in black appliqued letters below it . This quilt is made by Judith Nemer, mother, in Perth, Western Australia in 1988. Judith Nemer ran a support group for friends and parents of people affected by HIV AIDS in Perth ( see Sunday Times Perth 2.8.1992]. -
Visit the page Bernie Woodruff - Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Bernie Woodruff ', cotton / paint / synthetic textile / oil coated canvas / metal / plastic, made by Sarah Dunn, Australia, 1988 Rectangular quilt panel, portrait orientation, with a yellow cotton border. The panel is a painted movie scene with a female figure, in a full length grey evening dress, elbow length black gloves, long pearl necklace and large silver drop earrings. She is posing on a staircase with a red scarf in her right hand. Top right corner of panel, hand written in black paint 'I'm ready /for My Close-/up Mr. De Mille'. To the left of the main figure is a small machine embroidered lady dressed in Art Deco swimsuit and gown with a small parasol. Below the embroidered figure is written in black paint 'For Bernie Woodruff / Love / Sarah Dunn-Carer / David Kelly - friend. / Jenny Barber - friend of Sarah's / Allan Lamb './ final close-up - July 1986. Left lower corner is a painted male, dressed in a black long overcoat, trousers and hat. Above this is a painted sign 'SUNSET BOULEVARD'. In the lower right corner is the view of a bald camera man dressed in a machine appliqued grey shirt. Positioned next to him is an early reel to reel movie camera. Between the man in the black overcoat and the camera man is a piece of machine appliqued, faded pink fabric, depicting paving.