A scale model “Well of Love” the Palm Springs Aids Memorial is unveiled during a groundbreaking event at the Downtown Park in Palm Springs, Calif., Dec. 1, 2025. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

Artist Phillip K. Smith III, right, talks about his creation “Well of Love” near a scale model of the installation in the Downtown Park in Palm Springs, Calif., Dec. 1, 2025. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

People take photos of a scale model of the Palm Springs Aids Memorial “Well of Love” which will be installed in the Downtown Park in Palm Springs, Calif., Dec. 1, 2025. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

Members of the Palm Springs Aids Memorial Task Force from left, Jeffrey Jurasky, artist Phillip K. Smith III, Dan Spencer, Mike Richey, and Stuart Kent, pause for a photo during a groundbreaking event for

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