The only constant, aside from the crushing loss is the companionship of her friend Richard a photographer who is documenting the epidemic as it ravages the community from the inside.įast forward thirty years, and Fiona, like the docent with the collection of paintings so important to her friend Yale three decades earlier, is in Paris. Fiona is so caught up in caring for her friends that she does not take the time to allow herself to really take in the magnitude of each loss every time a friend dies she moves along to the next. Yale finds that it also seems to bring the community closer together He becomes particularly close to Nico's younger sister, Fiona, who become carer for so many of their mutual friends battling AIDS. Yale's friend Nico has recently passed away from AIDS and every day the epidemic seems to take more and more of a hold amongst the gay community in Chicago. This is Yale's own project and he is devoted to it but events in his personal life are making it extremely difficult for him to concentrate on his work. The woman has a collection of paintings from the 1920s, and wants to "gift" them to the gallery. Yale had recently connected with an elderly lady who, in her youth, worked as a model for an artist in Paris. It is 1985 and Yale Tishman is the development director at the prestigious art gallery of Northwestern University. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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