The section depicting Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker was covered on the first day of Celebration Chicago. The mural debuted in Celebration Chicago, and contained depictions of the prequel trilogy, the original trilogy, the sequel trilogy, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Star Wars Rebels. Doug Chiang served as the art director for the project, while Jason Palmer was the artist. The original trilogy section of the muralĪ mural depicting the Star Wars franchise as of 2019 was commissioned by Lucasfilm Ltd.

In thinking about how to fulfill Kathy's wish, the idea of creating a giant mural timeline was born.' ―Doug Chiang, to She asked if we could create a piece of art that would encapsulate the entire Star Wars saga, visually representing the complete stories of Star Wars through art. ' The original idea came from Kathy Kennedy.