AIDS MEMORIAL

ST. JOHN the DIVINE

Amsterdam Avenue at 109th Street
NYC

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May 13th 2018
12:30-2PM

 
Dedication
AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT

 
My friend, Michael

A most moving presentation

Got home at 6PM because we ate of the generous foods, drank a toast, talked with others who lost friends and loved ones to aids, saw the quilts but no good photographs sorry to say.
We also visited the chapels that encircle the main altar. 
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Keith Haring Chapel

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My flash didn't catch the true colors,
Better photo Here:
http://art-nerd.com/newyork/harings-altar-piece/
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From here on, I have no notes. I simply shot a few views that interested me. There is so much beauty, so many art works and architectural detail you could be there for days and not be able to absorb all of it.

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We walked in the Gardens
fresh from rain

The residents Garden

Only one peacock on view, soaked because he chose to stay out.
There are two, the second one is white.

Last shot.

Links
Historical Overview
pre-1980 through 2017
https://www.avert.org/professionals/history-hiv-aids/overview
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Personal Note
I was in Fire Island in the seventies before the epidemic was fully understood. I lost many friends from the dance community over the ensuing years and I was a volunteer at the gorgeous garden on top of Gay Mens Health old building where too many memorials overwhelmed everyone.