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Hard Rock Cafe Neon Guitar Sign Sketch (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.

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Date

1990

Extent

0.59 Cubic Feet (1 framed item)
1.48 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Creator: 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.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Related Collections

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

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

Preferred Citation

Hard Rock Cafe Neon Guitar Sign Sketch, 1990. MS-00840. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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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