What is Deborah Sussman?
[[File:Deborah Sussman 2013 cropped.jpg|thumb|Sussman in July 2013.]] '''Deborah Evelyn Sussman''' (May 26, 1931 &ndash; August 20, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[art]]ist and [[design]]er. She was a discoverer in the field of [[environmental graphic design]]. Her work put [[graphic design]] into [[Architecture|architectural]] and [[public space]]s. She worked on many projects, most notably the architectural landscape of the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. She was awarded an [[AIGA]] medal in 2004. Sussman was born in [[Brooklyn]] borough of [[New York City]], [[New York]]. Her father was a skilled commercial artist. Sussman died from [[breast cancer]] on August 20, 2014 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. She was 83.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-deborah-sussman-20140822-story.html?track=rss|title=Deborah Sussman dies at 83; L.A. designer known for bold use of color|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 21, 2014|access-date=August 23, 2014|first=David|last=Colker}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|1138296}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sussman, Deborah}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Deaths from breast cancer]] [[Category:American designers]] [[Category:Artists from Los Angeles]] [[Category:People from New York City]]