Rob died of AIDS in 1992 at the age of thirty seven. It really was a tremendous loss. So let's take a few minutes to remember him.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Rob Roy MacVeigh and the AIDS Quilt
Last week on the blog I posted some Oz artwork by the late Rob Roy MacVeigh. While I was going through some papers a couple days ago I ran across a photograph of Rob's square in the Names Project - AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Rob died of AIDS in 1992 at the age of thirty seven. It really was a tremendous loss. So let's take a few minutes to remember him.
Rob died of AIDS in 1992 at the age of thirty seven. It really was a tremendous loss. So let's take a few minutes to remember him.
I have loved Rob's artwork since I was a kid. I remeber getting the paper doll cut out book of his Oz characters and just loving it.
ReplyDeleteI wrote him a letter once and she was so kind to respond. Such a nice man. I wish I had met him in person once and gotten to know him.
Thank you so VERY much for sharing this in your blog. Sometimes I think we tend to forget the loss we have suffered because of AIDS.
ReplyDeleteI've never really heard of Rob Roy Mcveigh before your posts.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely quilt Oz design.
Thanks so much for posting this. I had the good fortunate of meeting and knowing Rob. What a sweet and kind man. I remember and miss him still.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark - You're most welcome!
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