MAGNUM OPUS
Louis Frederick Grell’s (1887-1960) large theatre mural designs combined are unquestionably his greatest contribution to the world of art. Commissioned…
Self Portrait 1917
Exhibited at Aeolian-Vocalion Music Hall (118 So. Michigan Ave.) show 1918 as part of the Art Institute of Chicago ACV…
Chicago Theatre
Commissioned 1921 & 1933 (thirty large murals total) The “Wonder Theatre of the World” was owned and operated by Balaban…
Julia
Julia Halley, later Julia Berry, was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago around 1932 when she sat for…
Purple Cow murals
May, 2018 update – murals DISCOVERED -All images Copyright protected- November, 2020 update – only known photograph of a…
Eventide
An old fashioned way of saying good evening, representing the period after sunset. Imagineered by Grell further depicting his obsession…
Times Square Paramount Theatre
The Paramount Building and Times Square Paramount Theatre was built at a total cost of $18 million dollars by The…
Destiny
Destiny won the Harry Frank prize in 1930 at the Art Institute of Chicago’s annual Artists of Chicago & Vicinity…
Ft. Wayne Paramount Theatre
The Ft. Wayne (IN) Paramount Theatre opened on October 3, 1930 and had two very large Grell murals located in…
Julius Moessel
Portrait of the Painter, Moessel Grell standing in front of his 1936 prize wining portrait at the Art Institute of…
Toledo Paramount Theatre
All ceilings and walls depicted here were designed and hand painted by Grell and his team of assistants. NOW SEEN…
Gateway Theatre, Chicago
All ceilings and walls were hand painted by Grell and his team of assistants. Opened in June 1930 and was…
