MAGNUM OPUS
Grell’s large theatre mural designs combined are unquestionably his Magnum Opus. Commissioned primarily throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s where many…
Chicago Theatre
Commissioned 1921 & 1933 (thirty large murals total) The “Wonder Theatre of the World” was owned and operated by Balaban…
Bacchus and Ariadne
This 1951 painting is a record of the central figures in Grell’s 1935 mural The Feast of Bacchus on Mount…
Manos/Palace Theatre, Greensburg, PA
The Manos Theatre was completed in 1926. Grell was commissioned to paint three large French fairytale themed murals inside the auditorium…
The Spirit of Light
Versions of The Spirit of Light (Apollo) were commissioned inside at least four different locations including the Chicago Theatre (1933),…
Times Square Paramount Theatre
The Paramount Building and Times Square Paramount Theatre was built at a total cost of $18 million dollars by The…
Indian Phantasy
c1930 design for a movie palace in Chicago This drawing once hung in Grell’s Downers Grove (IL) summer home where…
Ft. Wayne Paramount Theatre
The Ft. Wayne (IN) Paramount Theatre opened on October 3, 1930 and had two very large Grell murals located in…
Neptune’s Fountain
Likely a design for a Paramount theatre since this period marked the beginning years of Grell’s long tenure with Famous-Players…
Destiny
Destiny won the Harry Frank prize in 1930 at the Art Institute of Chicago’s annual Artists of Chicago & Vicinity…
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…
