Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Thomas L. Rost Jr.
American, 1909 - 2004
Place of BirthRichmond, Indiana
Place of DeathCedarburg, Wisconsin
BiographyArtist for the Cilivian Conservation Corps located at CCC Camp No. 3, Honey Creek Parkway, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Rost was born in Richmond, Ind., but spent most of his life in the Milwaukee area. He graduated from Shorewood High School and Milwaukee State Teachers College, then became an illustrator with the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
Two of his CCC watercolors were purchased by first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, a Christmas gift to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937.
In 1936, Rost began as a staff illustrator at The Milwaukee Journal, working at the paper until 1945. During World War II, he created many of the maps used to describe the progress of the war.
Rost was born in Richmond, Ind., but spent most of his life in the Milwaukee area. He graduated from Shorewood High School and Milwaukee State Teachers College, then became an illustrator with the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
Two of his CCC watercolors were purchased by first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, a Christmas gift to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937.
In 1936, Rost began as a staff illustrator at The Milwaukee Journal, working at the paper until 1945. During World War II, he created many of the maps used to describe the progress of the war.