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Hard Rock Cafe Neon Guitar Sign Sketch and HRH Magazine Mock-Up (MS-00840)

Abstract

Collection is comprised of a framed sketch of the neon guitar sign that was fabricated by YESCO for the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1990. It was hand-colored by the designer Shirley Ono, framed, and presented as a gift to Warwick Stone, Creative Director of the Hard Rock Cafe chain from 1982-1996, who commissioned the design. Also included is a HRH magazine mock-up for Summer/Fall 2005.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1990
2005

Extent

0.59 Cubic Feet (1 framed item, 1 flat file (shared box))
1.48 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Contributor: Ono, Shirley

Scope and Contents Note

Collection is comprised of a framed sketch of the neon guitar sign that was fabricated by YESCO for the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1990. It was hand-colored by the designer Shirley Ono, framed, and presented as a gift to Warwick Stone, Creative Director of the Hard Rock Cafe chain from 1982-1996, who commissioned the design. Also included is a HRH magazine mock-up for Summer/Fall 2005.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. It may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Related Collections

The following resource may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection:

Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO), 1920-1995. MS-00403. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preferred Citation

Hard Rock Cafe Neon Guitar Sign Sketch and HRH Magazine Mock-Up, 1990 and 2005. MS-00840. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1qs42

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2017 by Warwick Stone; accession number 2017-022.

Processing Note

The collection was processed and described by Tammi Kim in 2017 at the time of accessioning. No further work was performed on the materials.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00840

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