Mapes Pillows
Description: A black background with bold, multi-colored text arranged in blocks. The center reads "I AM BLACK" in large red letters with "PROUD" and "FEARLESS" above. Below it are "WOKE", "MAPES", "STRONG", "SMART" and "HISTORY". Vertical text "FEARLESS", "POWERFUL", "POWVERSS", "PROUES", "PROJES", "PAENUL" surrounds the central words. The bottom features "HISTORY" in large yellow text.
Description: Growing up in Reno in the 70s and 80s, I would ask my mom to drive downtown so I could see the Casino lights. One of the hotels I was fascinated with was the Mapes and how the 2 cowboys stood making the M in Mapes. This was one of the reasons I went in to Graphic Illustration and Logo Design. I wish I had been old enough to go inside the Casino and see this beauty on the inside. In her honor I have re-created and modified the matchbook illustration from the 1950s in 3 colors Blue, Pink and Green
