Photo19 | AIDS Monument Fundraiser

FAM, the Foundation for The AIDS Monuments presents Photo19: a photography auction exhibition at Leica Gallery in West Hollywood to raise money for the upcoming STORIES: The Aids Monument.

Norman Seeff, Robert Portrait I, 1969

Julian Wasser, Cher (Wearing a Bob Mackie Gown), 1975

Lloyd Ziff, Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith, Brooklyn, New York, 1968

The cocktail reception and photo auction will take place at Leica Gallery on Thursday, June 6th from 6:30pm to 9pm. The auction features works from talented artists like Annie Leibovitz, Antonio Lopez, Greg Gorman and many more.

Anthony Friedkin,"Woman by the Pool" Beverly Hills Hotel, 1975, 1975

Colin Finlay, Ajiep, South Sudan, 2005

Jim McHugh, David Hockney Paints a Swimming Pool, 1993

Proceeds from Photo19 will go towards STORIES: The AIDS Monument, designed by HIV positive architect Daniel Tobin. The monument will break ground in West Hollywood in 2020. Its purpose is to remember the 36.7 million lives lost globally to AIDS, celebrate the activists who fight to end it, as well as educate and remove the stigma of living with HIV/AIDS.

Miranda Penn, Sabatier - Hood, 1993-2011

Greg Gorman, Sharon Stone, 1990

Jimmy Fontaine, Nick Cave, 2010

The online auction for Photo19 will be live from now until June 9th. Click here to purchase a ticket for the June 6th auction at Leica Gallery.