NAMES Project Aids Memorial Quilt
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Title
NAMES Project Aids Memorial Quilt
Subject
Quilt
Description
Conceived of by gay rights activist Cleve Jones, this quilt memorializes and honors the thousands of lives lost during the AIDS epidemic. Imbued with intimacy and softness, the quilt renders visible the immense toll of the epidemic, rejecting the Regan administration's silence surrounding the crisis.
Creator
Cleve Jones et al.
Date
1985–present
Format
Quilt squares, 1.2 million square feet
Collection
Citation
Cleve Jones et al. , “NAMES Project Aids Memorial Quilt,” Objects as Texts Exhibit, accessed June 14, 2026, https://ikearns.digitalscholarship.brown.edu/items/show/2.