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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Ray Prohaska
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Ray Prohaska

American painter and illustrator, 1901 - 1981
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Place of BirthMuo, Yugoslavia
Place of DeathEast Hampton, New York, Yugoslavia
A native of Montenegro, Ray Prohaska immigrated with his family to America in 1909 and grew up in San Francisco. He attended the California School of Fine Arts and operated an art service in Chicago during the 1920s. In 1930, Prohaska moved to New York and worked as an illustrator for "Collier’s," "Redbook," "The Saturday Evening Post," and other magazines. He also created illustrations for major advertisers and taught at the Art Students League.