Oskar Gross

Oskar Gross (1871 - 1963) was an artist in Germany and the United States.

Born in Vienna, he worked in Munich before moving to the United States.

His work included decorative murals in buildings for Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan and George C. Nimmons[1] He was also a portraitist.

He won a competition in 1898 to paint murals for the Austro-Hungarian state pavilions at the World’s Fair in Paris.

His work includes a portrait of Dankmar Adler displayed in the lobby of Roosevelt University.

Mural over the entrance of the Franklin Building in Chicago, "The First Impression" (of the Gutenberg Bible)