David Kirby (activist)
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- | '''David Kirby''' (died at 32) was an Aids activist. A 1990 photo by [[Therese Frare]] (in 1992 used in [[Benetton]] advertising) depicts his father, sister and niece standing by in [[anguish]], the 32-year-old founder and leader of the Stafford, Ohio AIDS Foundation feeling his life slipping away. | + | '''David Kirby''' (c. 1958 - 1990) was an Aids activist. A 1990 photo by [[Therese Frare]] (in 1992 used in [[Benetton]] advertising) depicts his father, sister and niece standing by in [[anguish]]. The then 32-year-old founder and leader of the Stafford, Ohio AIDS Foundation is feeling his life slipping away. |
- | David whispered, "I'm ready," took a last labored breath, then succumbed. The picture was also controversial due to its similarity to a [[pieta]] painting. | + | David whispered, "I'm ready," took a last labored breath, then succumbed. The photo was also controversial due to its similarity to a [[pieta]] painting. |
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*[[Deathbed]] | *[[Deathbed]] | ||
*[[Deathbed photography]] | *[[Deathbed photography]] | ||
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David Kirby (c. 1958 - 1990) was an Aids activist. A 1990 photo by Therese Frare (in 1992 used in Benetton advertising) depicts his father, sister and niece standing by in anguish. The then 32-year-old founder and leader of the Stafford, Ohio AIDS Foundation is feeling his life slipping away.
David whispered, "I'm ready," took a last labored breath, then succumbed. The photo was also controversial due to its similarity to a pieta painting.
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