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Artist/Creator (1)
Bissell, Jeffrey
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality
American
Artist/Creator (1).Role
designer
Artist/Creator (2)
Grand Designs
Artist/Creator (2).Nationality
American
Artist/Creator (2).Role
design firm
Artist/Creator (3)
Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) (founded 1920)
Artist/Creator (3).Nationality
American
Artist/Creator (3).Role
electric sign company, designer
Artist/Creator (4)
Stupak, Robert E. 'Bob' (1942-2009)
Artist/Creator (4).Nationality
American
Artist/Creator (4).Role
owner, developer
Title/Caption
Vegas
World
Variant Title/Caption
Bob
Stupak's
Vegas
World
Site/Creative Center
2000
South
Las
Vegas
Boulevard
,
Las
Vegas
(Nevada)
Date of Work
Opened 1979. Closed 1995
Description of View
Overview
of
Vegas
World's
facade
on
Las
Vegas
Boulevard
Notes
Project
Description
:
Neon
planets
,
astronauts
and
space
exploration
emphasize
the
concept
that
Vegas
World
is
indeed
a
unique
body
in the
solar
system
. These
exterior
lighting
designs
were a
collaborative
effort
between
the
in-house
designer
,
Jeffrey
Bissell
,
Grand
Designs
of
Los
Angeles
and
YESCO
[Young
Electric
Sign
Company]
. The
mural
by
Grand
Designs
on the
side
of the
tower
features
surreal
space
stations
and
astronauts
floating
in
outer
space
. The
mural
dates
from
about
1984
. The
roadside
sign
that was
destroyed
was
designed
by
Ad-Art
.
;[In
1995
closed
and
replaced
by
Stupak's
Stratosphere
(Stratosphere
Tower).]
Technique/Process
architecture
,
electric
lighting
Century
20th
Century
Subject
American architecture
American art
20th Century architecture
Streets
Gambling casinos
Hotels (public accommodations)
Electric lighting
Neon lighting
Signs (declatory or advertising artifacts)
Neon signs
Publisher
ART
on
FILE
Publisher.Location
ART on FILE. 1837 East Shelby St. Seattle, Washington 98112 (United States). www.artonfile.com
Set/Project Title
Las Vegas Style: Fantasy Architecture and Signs
Reference Number
Art on File LV-32-03-01
Collection Title
Architecture
(Art
and
Art
History
Department
images)
Collection Information
Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information
http://contentdm.unl.edu/ah_copyright.html
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