Object Details
referenced
Lyon, Roger
maker
McMullin, Gert
Description
This panel from the AIDS Memorial Quilt honors activist Roger Lyon, who died of AIDS in 1984. Shortly before his death, Lyon testified before Congress to appeal for funding to combat the growing epidemic.
One of the greatest challenges in the fight against AIDS was changing public attitudes toward the disease and its victims, who were predominantly homosexual men. To awaken a seemingly uncaring nation to the magnitude of the crisis, activists created the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Through its thousands of panels, each with a personal story, the quilt has served as a call for compassion, education, and action.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
In Memory of Roger Lyon
Date made
1985-1990
ID Number
1998.0254.01
accession number
1998.0254
catalog number
1998.0254.01
Object Name
aids panel
quilt panel, aids
Physical Description
cotton (part material)
synthetic cloth (part material)
plastic (part material)
news print (part material)
Measurements
overall: 90.6 cm x 180 cm x .5 cm; 35 11/16 in x 70 7/8 in x 3/16 in
overall, as folded and stored: 3 1/4 in x 23 in x 29 in; 8.255 cm x 58.42 cm x 73.66 cm
Place Made
United States: California, San Francisco
Related Publication
Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
LGBTQ Rights
LGBTQ
Gay Rights
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_214460