- Created by
- The NAMES Project Foundation, American, founded 1987
- Subject of
- Marlon Riggs, American, 1957 - 1994
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A color poster on glossy paper advertising the AIDS Memorial Quilt event. The poster front features a close up of the eye of a needle with a piece of red thread strung through it, resting on white fabric. The thread shape resembles that of an AIDS awareness ribbon - loop at top with ends over lapping and pointing in two different directions. Black type in the top left corner reads: [THE NAMES PROJECT / AIDS MEMORIAL / QUILT. / NOT ALL BATTLES ARE FOUGHT WITH A SWORD.] Black type in the bottom right corner reads: [OCTOBER 11 - 13, 1996 / WASHINGTON, DC / NATIONAL MALL / A three-day display of the entire AIDS Memorial Quilt. / All memorial panels received by May 31, 1996 will be shown on the Mall. / Call the NAMES Project at: 415-8825500 / (The Names Project logo) / For travel information and the best hotel and airline prices, call: 1-800-926-2631]. A United Airlines logo is located in the bottom center. The entire poster is bordered by a thick black solid line. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place used
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Movement
- HIV/AIDS Activist Movement
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Health
- Humanitarianism
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Local and regional
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jack Vincent in memory of Marlon Riggs
- Object number
- 2014.169.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




