Michelle L. Price Associated Press Published 8:24 PM EDT Sep 17, 2018 Las Vegas – Portraits of the 58 people killed in last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas went on display Monday after artists from around the world donated their time to memorialize the victims. “I want people to know these individuals,” Mary Jo von Tillow said at the display’s opening in Las Vegas. “It puts their face out there, and people get to know who the 58 were.” The Cameron Park, California, resident spoke in front of the wall of portraits that included a painting of her husband, Kurt von Tillow, shown smiling in a tuxedo with an American flag behind him. It was a fitting tribute to her patriotic husband, one of the victims of the Oct. 1 shooting, who always wore the stars and stripes and was nicknamed “Captain America,” she said. The paintings, drawings and digital art will be displayed at a county building in Las Vegas until Oct. 19, when they are to be given to the victims’ families. The portraits come in various sizes and shapes. Some are in color. Others are black and white. Some just show a smiling face, while others… Read full this story
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