The above image was published in LIFE Magazine in November 1990 showing AIDS patient David Kirby taking his last breaths surrounded by his family in Ohio. The image, shot by Therese Frare, became the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. See the entire collection of images on <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Flife.time.com%2Fhistory%2Fbehind-the-picture-the-photo-that-changed-the-face-of-aids%2F%3Fiid%3Dlb-gal-viewagn%231" target="_blank" target="_blank">Life.com</a>.
The photo that gave a face to AIDS —
The above image was published in LIFE Magazine in November 1990 showing AIDS patient David Kirby taking his last breaths surrounded by his family in Ohio. The image, shot by Therese Frare, became the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. See the entire collection of images on Life.com.
Therese Frare
Kirby's mother, Kay, holds a photograph of her son taken before AIDS set in.
The photo that gave a face to AIDS —
Kirby's mother, Kay, holds a photograph of her son taken before AIDS set in.
Therese Frare
Peta, a volunteer at Pater Noster House, cares for Kirby. After Kirby's death in April 1990, Frare began photographing Peta, another AIDS patient.
The photo that gave a face to AIDS —
Peta, a volunteer at Pater Noster House, cares for Kirby. After Kirby's death in April 1990, Frare began photographing Peta, another AIDS patient.
Therese Frare
Peta relaxes in a home rented by Pater Noster House in 1991. After using Frare's image in an advertisement for AIDS awareness, United Colors of Benetton donated money to Pater Noster, which in turn paid for furnishings for Peta and other patients.
The photo that gave a face to AIDS —
Peta relaxes in a home rented by Pater Noster House in 1991. After using Frare's image in an advertisement for AIDS awareness, United Colors of Benetton donated money to Pater Noster, which in turn paid for furnishings for Peta and other patients.
Therese Frare
Peta swims in a lake on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1991.
The photo that gave a face to AIDS —
Peta swims in a lake on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1991.
Therese Frare
Peta lays in a bed at Pater Noster House in 1992. See the full gallery at <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Flife.time.com%2Fhistory%2Fbehind-the-picture-the-photo-that-changed-the-face-of-aids%2F%3Fiid%3Dlb-gal-viewagn%231" target="_blank" target="_blank">Life.com</a>.
The photo that gave a face to AIDS —
Peta lays in a bed at Pater Noster House in 1992. See the full gallery at Life.com.
Therese Frare