Houston Art | River Oaks Theatre Print | Betsy Crum

The marquee's lit, the midnight crowd is dressed, and the Time Warp is imminent.

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River Oaks Theatre — Houston art print by Betsy Crum in a carved wood frame

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7 FT SOFA (REFERENCE) 8×10" 11×14" 16×20" 18×24" 24×36"

All prints ship unframed. Rectangular and square prints fit standard frame sizes.

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Houston Art for Midnight-Movie Loyalists

The River Oaks Theatre marquee glows under a gradient sky with Rocky Horror on the bill — a love letter to Houston's last great art house. Betsy Crum painted the 1939 art-deco face of the West Gray landmark at the hour it earned its reputation, when the line outside was half the show. This is houston art with genuine fan-art heart: for everyone who ever threw toast, sang along, or just loved a night at the movies.

Where It'll Work in Your House

It belongs in a media room or a den, and it makes strong entryway art in a house that takes movies seriously. On a gallery wall it sits beside the rest of the Houston art for a full night out, and it works as wall art for living room walls where the color has to hold up after dark. It is a reliable housewarming gift for a first apartment in Montrose.

Midnight movies built this marquee's legend. The man on the bill gets his own portrait, too — Caya Crum's Frank N. Furter print turns the marquee into a set. Take your seat for more from Betsy Crum, make it a double bill with homesick Texan gifts, or keep the costumes on with Halloween art.

Fine Art Prints Made in Fort Worth, Texas

Since 1996, Crum Art has created original art, paintings, and fine art prints in Fort Worth, showing and selling work at hundreds of art shows across Texas.

Print Details

  • Museum-grade giclee: archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper
  • Unframed and sized to fit standard frames
  • Studio-made, artist-signed prints only available directly from Crum Art

Made in Texas.

Made with love. Signed by hand. Shipped with care. Hung with joy.

Product FAQ

What is the River Oaks Theatre in Houston?

A 1939 art-deco movie house in the River Oaks Shopping Center on West Gray, one of Houston's last classic theaters and long famous for its midnight Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings.

Why is Rocky Horror on the River Oaks Theatre marquee in this print?

The midnight run is what turned the theater into an institution. Costumes on the sidewalk, callbacks from the third row, toast in the air. Putting it on the marquee dates the picture to the night the crowd outside was half the show.

Where does the River Oaks Theatre print work in a house?

It is built for a media room or a den, and it makes good entryway art for a house that takes movies seriously. On a gallery wall it pairs with the Felix Restaurant and Shipley Do-Nuts prints for a full Houston night out: dinner, a movie, and donuts after.

Who is the River Oaks Theatre print a good gift for?

Houston film people, midnight-movie veterans, and anyone who moved away and still misses West Gray. It is also a steady housewarming gift for a first apartment in Montrose. Art by Betsy Crum, printed to order.

Will this look like an original painting or a print?

Crum Art takes the scanning and photographing of original paintings seriously — we work to capture the texture of the canvas or paper the original was created on, so that texture shows through in the print. Combined with the cotton rag paper’s own subtle surface and the hand-signing, many customers say they cannot tell if it’s an original or a print. That’s intentional. These are not flat digital reproductions — they are fine art prints that carry the soul of the original.

What sizes does this print come in?

Our fine art prints are available in standard rectangle and square sizes. Rectangles: 8x10 unframed matted to 11x14, 11x14 unframed, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Squares: 8x8 unframed matted to 12x12, 12x12 unframed, 16x16, 20x20, and 24x24. Each size ships ready to frame, making it easy to find the right fit for your wall.

How do I make a gallery wall with art prints?

Start with an anchor piece and build outward — many Crum Art prints are part of series designed to group together as a statement gallery wall, or hang individually as standalone pieces. Since every image is sized to fit standard frames, mixing sizes is easy: lay the arrangement out on the floor first, keep about two to three inches between frames, and center the whole grouping at eye level.