The Name Project - a National AIDS Memorial Poster
- ca 1990s
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18 1/2 x 24 inches ~ (45 x 60 cm)$210
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $80 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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Collage of art works bearing dedications to people who have died from AIDS, for The Names Project Foundation and the National AIDS Memorial.
The project was conceived in 1985 by activist Cleve Jones in San Francisco, intended to create a visual memorial during a time when many AIDS victims were not given proper funerals.Structure: The quilt is composed of thousands of individual 3-foot by 6-foot panels, a size chosen to represent the dimensions of a human grave.Purpose: It acts as a powerful statement against stigma and a tool for activism, with over 50,000 panels created in total.
