The Names Project quilt: inaugural display, October 11, 1987

The Names Project quilt: inaugural display, October 11, 1987

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Alleman, Tom, photographer
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
NAMES Project Foundation.
American Postcard Co., publisher.
Publication:
New York : The American Postcard Co., Inc., [1987]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Art
Community Participation
Political Activism
District of Columbia
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Color postcard of the Names Project quilt displaying on the Mall in Washington DC. The US Capitol building is in the distance, museum buildings are on the left and and right sides. The rectangular quilt has four main panels with beige fabric in between them. Viewers are standing on all four sides of the quilt.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 10 x 15 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
9918574285606676 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D06416
OCLC no.:
1375049102
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918574285606676