On the Walls
Over the years, some of Grell’s best easel productions were captured in photographs “On the Walls” of his various studios…
Northwestern Military and Naval Academy
-now the St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy- In 1938, the Municipal Art League of Chicago referred Grell to the Northwestern…
Manufacturers Bank & Trust
Manufacturers Bank & Trust (now Lift For Life Academy) St. Louis, MO This is a classic Depression Era building with…
Salome
recently sold at 1stdibs.com asking price was $18,000 c1930’s oil on canvas, image = 39.5″ x 31.75″ frame = 45.5″…
Bank of Detroit
In January 1928, George Judson, President of the Bank of Detroit announced plans to expand operations into the growing uptown…
Indian Phantasy
c1930 design for a movie palace in Chicago This drawing once hung in Grell’s Downers Grove (IL) summer home where…
St. Marks Church, Geneva, IL
Congratulations on 150 years! Celebration weekend April 27 – 29, 2018 St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Geneva, IL A…
Bum Alley
Imagineered by Grell and exhibited at the Chicago Galleries Association in 1951. Grell described the project as follows in a letter…
Oliver Hotel South Bend IN
The elegant six story structure originally opened December 20, 1899 as the nicest hotel in Indiana and one of the…
The Prodigal Son
From Wikipedia: “The Parable of the Prodigal Son (also known as the parable of the Two Brothers, Lost Son, Loving Father, or of the Forgiving…
Purple Cow murals
May, 2018 update – murals DISCOVERED -All images Copyright protected- November, 2020 update – only known photograph of a…
The Spirit of Light
Versions of The Spirit of Light (Apollo) were commissioned inside at least four different locations including the Chicago Theatre (1933),…