Shadows Gay Men’s Chorus from the collection of San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

Shadows Gay Men’s Chorus, 1995

Cotton, synthetic vole

57.75 x 59 in (146.69 x 149.86 cm)

Inv: 2019.9.11

California quilt artist Jonathan Shannon created several works honoring those who died during the AIDS crisis. This quilt is dedicated to the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and features a photo image transfer of the group from 1993 stitched on its reverse. In the photo, as in Shannon’s design, the members wearing black represent those lost to HIV/AIDS. The singers in white represent the remaining living members of the original choir. Shannon depicts the group arm-in-arm in his haunting and beautiful commemoration.

Techniques: Machine pieced and quilted
Culture: American
Geographic Location: North and Central America, United States
Credit Line: Gift of Raymond Wayne Ross

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