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The AIDS Interfaith Memorial Chapel con tains a triptych altarpiece george montague Floorplan of of bronze and white gold Grace Cathedral (below) by the New York artist Keith Haring. It was completed shortly before his own death from AIDS. The central panel shows a multi-armed figure of compassion, while the side panels depict winged souls soaring above.

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