Recent Discoveries (2025–2026)
Walt Disney, Paramount Pictures and Doris Day intersect in a remarkable lost chapter of American art. Louis Grell—Disney’s former Chicago…
The Louis Grell Digital Archive
Preserving, Documenting, and Advancing the Scholarship of Louis Grell (1887–1960) Welcome to the Louis Grell Digital Archive, an ongoing scholarly…
CAREER OVERVIEW
Walt Disney, Paramount Pictures and Doris Day intersect in a remarkable lost chapter of American art. Louis Grell—Disney’s former Chicago…
Doris Day, the Albert Pick Hotels, and Louis Grell’s Purple Cow
Walt Disney, Paramount Pictures and Doris Day intersect in a remarkable lost chapter of American art. Louis Grell—Disney’s former Chicago…
From Munich to Chicago and Beyond
Louis Grell, the American Artists’ Club, and the Artists of Tree Studios, 1912–1922 Long before Louis Grell became known for…
Grell Sketchbooks
Inside Louis Grell’s Sketchbooks: 145 Drawings and the Artist’s Creative Process The Grell Spiral Sketchbooks Collection (Romano–Schmidt) Acquired April 2025…
E. Martin Hennings
E. Martin Hennings (1886-1956) Born Penns Grove, NJ – Died Taos, NM -IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES BY OUR TEAM- March 2026 Ai…
Escaping the Great War
The First World War, the Great War, the War To End All Wars or World War I began on July…
Tree Studio Building artist directory
Tree Studio Building artist directory display cabinet information can be found below. TREE STUDIO BUILDING – America’s oldest resident artist…
1918 Red Cross Exhibit
A few months after this exhibit, Grell was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War I and sent to…
World War I Illustrator
National Parks Service link to Louis Grell article here After Grell was drafted into World War I he eventually ended up…
St. Louis Union Station Mural Unveiling & Art Exhibit
Thank you for joining us in St. Louis on October 29th for the official mural unveiling of Commerce on the…
