National AIDS Memorial & The Keith Haring Altar
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National AIDS Memorial
Site: The Cathedral of St.John the Divine
The National AIDS Memorial Book of Remembrance is kept in the Medical Bay of
the Cathedral. The Memorial is a source of solace and strength to those who
have lost friends and loved ones to AIDS.
AIDS Memorial Services are held on the 4th Saturday of each month, at 1:00 PM.
Communion and reading of names.
The Memorial honors the dead and serves the living by:
- inscribing the names of people who have died of HIV-related
conditions;
- maintaining a permanent memorial in a spiritual setting where people can reach out, even to those who have gone before;
- giving financial aid and other assistance to promote AIDS service, education, and pastoral care.
The National AIDS Memorial, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation. It is overseen by a board of
directors drawn from the Episcopal Diocese of New York, Integrity/New York, and the communities
that have been affected by AIDS.
For further information, please write to:
The National AIDS Memorial
P.O. Box 1036
New York, New York 10011
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The Keith Haring Altar
Site: Chapel of St. Savior, The Cathedral of St.John the Divine
Completed in 1904 by Heinz and Lafarge, the Chapel of St. Savior stood alone for several years as the first completed
portion of the immense Cathedral. The chapel is dedicated to the Christian communities of the East. Gradually, it came to
focus on the art and architecture of the Orthodox churches.
Completed just one month before he died of AIDS on February 16, 1990, the altarpiece is a massive three-panel bronze
work finished in white gold-leaf that depicts scenes from the life of Christ -- a baby held in a pair of hands, hands ascending
toward heaven, and Christ on the cross. Executed in Haring's trademark childlike style, the altarpiece was created with a
special looped knife and is Haring's only religious work. It measures 5 feet by 8 feet, weighs just under 600 pounds, and is
in the form of a large Russian icon.
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Text and images courtesy of The Cathedral of St.John the Divine,
1047 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025.
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