| 词条 | Betty Willis (artist) |
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| name = Betty Willis | birth_name = Betty Jane Whitehead | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|5|20}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|4|19|1923|5|20}} | birth_place = Overton, Nevada, U.S. | death_place=Overton, Nevada, U.S. | known_for = Designing the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign | parents = Stephen R. Whithead | occupation = Graphic designer | years_active = 1942–1999 }} Betty Jane Willis (née Whitehead; May 20, 1923 – April 19, 2015) was an American visual artist and graphic designer.[1][2] Born in Overton, Nevada,[3][4] she is best known for having been the designer of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, and has been attributed to being an influencer in defining modern Las Vegas' visual image. BiographyWillis born on May 20, 1923 in Overton, Nevada,[5] the daughter of Stephen R. Whitehead, the first assessor of Clark County, Nevada,[2] and homemaker Gertrude Meader.[5] She went to Los Angeles in 1942 where she attended art school and drew ads for Fox West Coast Theaters.[2] Betty returned to Las Vegas where she first took a job at the courthouse, then worked as a commercial artist before moving on to designing neon signs at Western Neon.[1][2] It was there that she designed her signature piece, the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, completed in 1959.[1] Willis never trademarked the design, later saying "It's my gift to the city."[6] Willis is also known for designing the signs for the Moulin Rouge Hotel and the Blue Angel Motel.[6] She continued designing signs until she retired at the age of 77.[1] She died at the age of 91 at her home in Overton in 2015.[7][8] Signs designed
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web | title=People & Events | url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lasvegas/peopleevents/p_willis.html | work=PBS | publisher= | date= | accessdate=May 13, 2009}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Willis, Betty}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |first=Patricia Leigh |last=Brown |title=At Home With: Betty Willis; A Neon Come-Hither, Still Able to Flirt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/garden/a-neon-comehither-still-able-to-flirt.html?sec=travel |work=The New York Times |publisher= |date=January 13, 2005 |accessdate=May 13, 2009}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Betty Willis, whose sign welcomed visitors to ‘fabulous’ Las Vegas, dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/betty-willis-whose-sign-welcomed-visitors-to-fabulous-las-vegas-dies/2015/04/21/d1935ffa-e844-11e4-aae1-d642717d8afa_story.html|accessdate=April 21, 2015|work=Washington Post|date=April 19, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Betty Willis, who designed iconic ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign, dead at 91 (VIDEO)|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/betty-willis-designed-las-vegas-sign-dead-91-article-1.2192509|accessdate=April 21, 2015|work=New York Daily News|agency=Associated Press|date=April 19, 2015}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|title=Betty Willis, Whose Sign Defined Las Vegas, Dies at 91|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/us/betty-willis-whose-sign-defined-las-vegas-dies-at-91.html?_r=0|accessdate=April 23, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=April 22, 2015}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news |first= John|last= Katsilometes |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Famed designer Willis never tires of, "What’s your sign?"|url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/blogs/the-playground/2008/jun/09/willis-never-tires-whats-your-sign/ |work=Las Vegas Weekly |publisher= |date= 2008-06-09|accessdate=2009-05-13}} 7. ^{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Geoff|title=Design Legends Betty Willis and Brian ‘Buzz’ Leming Die|url=http://dtlv.com/2015/04/20/memoriam-design-legends-betty-willis-brian-buzz-leming/|website=DTLV|accessdate=20 April 2015}} 8. ^{{cite news|last1=Barker|first1=Aaron|title=Woman who designed iconic Las Vegas welcome sign dies|url=http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/28852130/woman-who-designed-iconic-las-vegas-welcome-sign-dies|accessdate=April 21, 2015|publisher=KVVU-TV|date=April 20, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.moulinrougemuseum.org/index.htm|title=Home|author=|date=|work=|publisher=Moulin Rouge Museum & Cultural Center|accessdate=2010-03-28|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725070602/http://www.moulinrougemuseum.org/index.htm|archivedate=2010-07-25|df=}} 8 : 1923 births|2015 deaths|American graphic designers|Women graphic designers|People from the Las Vegas Valley|20th-century American artists|20th-century American women artists|Artists from Nevada |
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