MGM GRAND

Project Title: MGM Grand - Las Vegas, Nevada

Location - Las Vegas, Nevada

Interior Design: MGM Resorts International - Las Vegas, Nevada

Purchasing: MGM Resorts International - Las Vegas, Nevada

Client - MGM Resorts International - Las Vegas, Nevada

The Design Narrative - 

1993 Graphic Encounter Fine Art, headquartered in Aspen, Colorado and Los Angeles, California, was engaged by MGM Resorts, Las Vegas, Nevada, to custom print, and custom frame, movie star images of MGM personalities for the 6,852 guest suites and guest rooms. 

2011 Graphic Encounter Fine Art, was once again contacted by MGM Resorts to provide 15,000 custom framed original abstract images, professional printed on artist canvas for the guest room and suites of the project.

History: When the MGM Grand opened on December 18, 1993, it was owned by MGM Grand Inc.,  At that time it had an extensive Wizard of OZ theme, including the Green “Emerald City" color of the building and the decorative use of Wizard of Oz memorabilia. After entering the casino's main entrance, one would find themselves in the Oz Casino facing Emerald City. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion were seen in front of the city. The Emerald City attraction featured an elaborate Yellow Brick Road walk-through, complete with the cornfield, apple orchard, and haunted forest, as well as audio-animatronic figures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West.