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Ray Prohaska BIOGRAPHY
1901 Muo, Yugoslavia - 1981 East Hampton, New York. Known for: Genre, illustrations-cartoons.
Painter, illustrator. Born in Mulo, Yugoslavia on Feb. 5, 1901. Prohaska came to the U.S. with his family in 1909. A graduate of the California School of Fine Arts, he had a studio on Sutter Street... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator. Born in Mulo, Yugoslavia on Feb. 5, 1901. Prohaska came to the U.S. with his family in 1909. A graduate of the California School of Fine Arts, he had a studio on Sutter Street in San Francisco for a few years as a young man, and from 1921 until 1929 he owned and ran an art... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator. Born in Mulo, Yugoslavia on Feb. 5, 1901. Prohaska came to the U.S. with his family in 1909. A graduate of the California School of Fine Arts, he had a studio on Sutter Street in San Francisco for a few years as a young man, and from 1921 until 1929 he owned and ran an art service in Chicago, Illinois. He then moved to NYC where he embarked upon a successful career as an illustrator for Woman's Home Companion and other national magazines. He taught at the Art Students... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator. Born in Mulo, Yugoslavia on Feb. 5, 1901. Prohaska came to the U.S. with his family in 1909. A graduate of the California School of Fine Arts, he had a studio on Sutter Street in San Francisco for a few years as a young man, and from 1921 until 1929 he owned and ran an art service in Chicago, Illinois. He then moved to NYC where he embarked upon a successful career as an illustrator for Woman's Home Companion and other national magazines. He taught at the Art Students League of New York City in 1961 and then was artist-in-residence at Washington and Lee University. Prohaska died in East Hampton, New York in October 1981. Member: . Audubon Society; Bohemian Club. Exh: . Bohemian Club, 1928; Audubon Artists, 1954... Read full biography
Painter, illustrator. Born in Mulo, Yugoslavia on Feb. 5, 1901. Prohaska came to the U.S. with his family in 1909. A graduate of the California School of Fine Arts, he had a studio on Sutter Street in San Francisco for a few years as a young man, and from 1921 until 1929 he owned and ran an art service in Chicago, Illinois. He then moved to NYC where he embarked upon a successful career as an illustrator for Woman's Home Companion and other national magazines. He taught at the Art Students League of New York City in 1961 and then was artist-in-residence at Washington and Lee University. Prohaska died in East Hampton, New York in October 1981. Member: . Audubon Society; Bohemian Club. Exh: . Bohemian Club, 1928; Audubon Artists, 1954 (medal); Society of Illustrators, 1963 (gold medal). In: . Butler Inst.; Univ. of . Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000... Read full biography
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Painter, illustrator. Born in Mulo, Yugoslavia on Feb. 5, 1901. Prohaska came to the U.S. with his family in 1909. A graduate of the California School of Fine Arts, he had a studio on Sutter Street in San Francisco for a few years as a young man, and from 1921 until 1929 he owned and ran an art service in Chicago, Illinois. He then moved to NYC where he embarked upon a successful career as an illustrator for Woman's Home Companion and other national magazines. He taught at the Art Students League of New York City in 1961 and then was artist-in-residence at Washington and Lee University.
Prohaska died in East Hampton, New York in October 1981.
Member:
Audubon Society; Bohemian Club.
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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