Quilt Facts

• Funds Raised by The Quilt for Direct Services for People with AIDS: over $4,000,000 (U.S.)

• Number of visitors to the Quilt: +18,000,000

• Number of names on the Quilt: more than 91,000

• Size: 1,293,300 square feet

• Viewing time: To see the entire Quilt spending only one minute per panel - over 33 days

• Total Weight: More than 54 tons

• Countries Contributing Panels:

Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, North Ireland, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Uganda, United States (All 50 states, Guam & Puerto Rico), Zambia.

• Panels for Parents and Their Children:

Nancy & Bosco, Jr.; Claire Shelley Cowles & Jonathan Claiborne; Jennifer Lynn & Angela Folsom; John & Matsuko Gaffney; Elizabeth Glaser & Ariel; Courtney & Keith Gordon; Erica Burgandy Lee Osweiler & Jonathan Lee Osweiler; Gloria & Linette Pantojas; Elizabeth & Maria Prophet; Sunday Romano & Peter Stoichev; Valeriano & Waldo Suarez; Kristen-Lee Tillotson & Patrick Tillotson; Alice & Heather Marie Zajkowski; Jackie Lee & Tony.

• Names You May Recognize:

• Peter Allen, entertainer
• Arthur Ashe, tennis player
• Michael Bennett, director/choreographer
• Kimberly Bergalis, advocate for HIV testing of health care workers
• Mel Boozer, black and gay rights activist
• Arthur Bressan, Jr., filmmaker
• Michael Callen, singer
• Tina Chow, clothing designer
• Roy Cohn, attorney
• Brad Davis, actor (Midnight Express, Querelle, etc.)
• Eazy E, rap artist
• Perry Ellis, fashion designer
• Wayland Flowers (Madam), comedian
• Michel Foucault, philosopher
• Alison Gertz, AIDS activist
• Halston, fashion designer
• Keith Haring, artist
• Rock Hudson, actor
• Richard Hunt, Muppeteer (Scooter, Janice, Beaker, etc.)
• James Kirkwood, writer
• Liberace, performer
• Arnold Lobel, children's author
• Robert Mapplethorpe, photographer
• Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, gay rights activist
• Stewart McKinney, U.S. Congressman, R-CT
• Freddie "Mercury" Bulsara, lead singer of rock group Queen
• Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer
• Anthony Perkins, actor (Psycho)
• Robert Reed, actor (The Brady Bunch)
• Tim Richmond, NASCAR Driver
• Marlon Riggs, filmmaker
• Max Robinson, ABC news anchor
• Vito Russo, writer
• Jerry Smith, Washington Redskin
• Willi Smith, fashion designer
• Sylvester, singer
• Dr. Tom Waddell, Olympic athlete
• Ryan White, AIDS activist
• Ricky Wilson, guitarist, the B-52's
• Pedro Zamora, AIDS activist (MTV's The Real World 3rd Season).
  
  
• Materials Used in The Quilt:

100 year-old quilt, afghans, Barbie dolls, bubble-wrap, burlap, buttons, car keys, carpet, champagne glasses, condoms, cookies, corduroy, corsets, cowboy boots, cremation ashes, credit cards, curtains, dresses, feather boas, first-place ribbons, fishnet hose, flags, flip-flops, fur, gloves, hats, human hair, jeans, jewelry, jockstraps, lace, lame, leather, Legos, love letters, Mardi Gras masks, merit badges, mink, motorcycle jackets, needlepoint, paintings, pearls, photographs, pins, plastic, police uniforms, quartz crystals, racing silks, records, rhinestones, sequins, shirts, silk flowers, studs, stuffed animals, suede, t-shirts, taffeta, tennis shoes, vinyl, wedding rings.

The NAMES Project Foundation - AIDS Memorial Quilt
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