Betty Willis
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Betty Willis was an American graphic designer best known for creating the iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign, a landmark symbol of the city and mid-20th-century neon design.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphic designer
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human ⓘ sign designer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-05-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-04-19 ⓘ |
| designed | Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Betty Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Western Neon
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YESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
graphic design
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neon sign design ⓘ sign design ⓘ |
| genre |
commercial signage
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neon signage ⓘ |
| givenName | Betty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Nevadan artist ⓘ |
| influenced | visual identity of Las Vegas Strip ⓘ |
| knownFor | distinctive Googie-style sign design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
mid-20th-century American commercial art
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mid-20th-century neon design ⓘ |
| name | Betty Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
created one of the most recognizable roadside signs in the United States
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helped define the visual identity of Las Vegas through neon signage ⓘ |
| notableFact | did not copyright the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign so it could be freely used as a city symbol ⓘ |
| notableFor | creating the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue Angel Motel sign
NERFINISHED
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Signs for the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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graphic designer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Las Vegas Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Overton, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Overton, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Clark County, Nevada
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Las Vegas, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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