World War I Illustrator
After Grell was drafted into World War I he eventually ended up in Vancouver Washington at Fort Vancouver in the…
Cliff Dwellers – 1933 Burlesque exhibit
Chicago Tribune, November 28, 1933, p. 21, Cliff Dwellers Have ‘Take Off’ on Art Classics Edgar Cameron (1862-1944) painter, Frederick…
Destiny, Harry Frank prize Art Institute of Chicago
Destiny was created by Grell in 1928 to be exhibited at the Chicago and Vicinity show at the Art Institute…
Bank of Gowanda
The old Bank of Gowanda, now the Town of Persia, NY town hall is home to a beautiful pioneering Indian…
Netherland Plaza Hotel & Carew Tower Cincinnati, OH
Opened in January 1931 and is a National Historic Landmark and charter member of the Historic Hotels of America. The…
Congress Plaza Hotel, Chicago
In 1940, possibly before the beginning of his professional relationship with art patron and hotel mogul Albert Pick, Jr, Louis…
City of Detroit, Water Board Building
Designed by renowned Detroit architect Louis Kamper (1861-1953), the structure was completed in 1928. Grell earned two commissions here. The…
Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, WI
now St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy In 1938, the Municipal Art League of Chicago referred Louis Grell to Northwestern Military…
Manufacturers Bank & Trust (now Lift For Life Academy) St. Louis, MO
Manufacturers Bank & Trust (now Lift For Life Academy) St. Louis, MO This is a classic Depression Era building with…
Portrait of the Painter, Moessel
Grell standing in front of his 1936 prize wining portrait at the Art Institute of Chicago, Municipal Art League best…
Credit, Man’s Confidence in Man
Credit, Man’s Confidence in Man mural Originally commissioned by the Citizens National Bank, Springville, NY (which Grell painted several including…
Old Town Art Fair
A scene from the annual art fair in North Chicago painted in the last year of the artists’ life. A…
