Works by Keith Haring and ABC Quilts will be on display at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art through Sunday, Dec. 8. The art is part of the museum's World AIDS Day exhibition.
Materials about HIV/AIDS and information from the Kroch Library's Rare Books and Manuscripts College and the Human Sexuality Collection are available at the museum through Dec. 8. In addition, several area service agencies, including Into the Streets, AIDS Work of Tompkins County, Cornell AIDS coalition and Southern Tier AIDS Program have set up information tables at the museum.
World AIDS Day and "A Day Without Art," which recognizes artists who have lost their lives to AIDS, was observed by the Johnson Museum on Dec. 1.
Haring, a New York artist who died from complications of AIDS in 1989 at the age of 31, achieved great commercial success with his original figures. His art now appears on T-shirts, posters, coffee mugs and many other common items. The museum is exhibiting "Best Buddies" and two prints from his "Chocolate Buddha" series.
ABC Quilts are patchwork quilts that were originally made for infants born with AIDS. Today quilts are created for any child born with terminal illness. The quilt patches are made by grammar school-age children and measure 3-by-3 feet. The museum has four on display.
The Johnson Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.