Betty Willis was a graphics designer. She was probably best known for having been the designer of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign

The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas Strip landmark funded in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman, who sold it to Clark County, Nevada....

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Biography

A Las Vegas native, she went to Los Angeles in 1942 where she attended art school. Betty returned to Las Vegas where she first worked as a commercial artist before moving on to designing neon sign

Neon sign

Neon signs are made using electrified, luminous tube lights that contain rarefied neon or other gases. They are the most common use for neon lighting, which was first demonstrated in a modern form in December, 1910 by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. While they are used worldwide, neon signs...

 at Western Neon. She continued in her career until she retired at the age of 77.

Signs designed

• Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
  Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
  The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas Strip landmark funded in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman, who sold it to Clark County, Nevada....
  
  
• Moulin Rouge Hotel
  Moulin Rouge Hotel
  The Moulin Rouge Hotel was a hotel and casino located in the West Las Vegas neighborhood of Las Vegas, Nevada, that is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places...
  
  
• Stardust Casino sign
• Buxom Motel Blue Angel sign