12x12 Original art, on a 20" square frame and matted, now available!

High-resolution Print of The Mercury Theater Chicago.

The Mercury Theatre was an independent repertory theatre company founded in New York City in 1937 by Orson Welles and producer John Houseman. The company produced theatrical presentations, radio programs, and motion pictures. The Mercury also released promptbooks and phonographic recordings of four Shakespeare works for use in schools.

After a series of acclaimed Broadway productions, the Mercury Theatre progressed into its most popular incarnation as The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The radio series included one of the most notable and infamous radio broadcasts of all time, "The War of the Worlds", broadcast on October 30, 1938. The Mercury Theatre on the Air produced live radio dramas in 1938–1940 and again briefly in 1946.

In addition to Welles, the Mercury players included Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, George Coulouris, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, and Everett Sloane. Much of the troupe would later appear in Welles's films at RKO, particularly Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons.

This is a giclee print of my original drawing done with Japanese ink Super Fine Fountain Pen.

Printed on: White Canon Ink Jet Fine Art Paper "Museum Etching" (350 g). Printer: Canon Pro 9000 Mark II.

The print will be signed by the artist and a Certificate of Authenticity will be included!

*Please note that you are purchasing the print only.

The print is signed and dated. It will be shipped to you in a protective paper envelope, between two rigid pieces of cardboard to protect from bending.

- I will ship most orders within 3 business days after payment is received.
- Payments received Friday/Saturday/Sunday will ship the following Monday.