User:Barleybob/Radomir Stević Ras

Radomir Stević Ras was a Serbian painter and designer. He was also founder and owner of a private theatre in the former Yugoslavia that presented exclusively work of domestic authors.

Biography
Ras was born on 26th February, 1931 in the village of Prekopuce (Toplica District). As a third child of Borivoj and Kruna Stevic, he left home early. After completing his training in metal working (at various provincial towns in Serbia) he arrived in Belgrade to start at the Belgrade Academy of Art under Professor Mihajlo S. Petrov. Works of Radomir Stević Ras are exhibited in the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany; The Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium; Fords Museum, San Fransisco, USA and the National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.

His most important works are:

1. Alphabet according to Ras.

2 Illustrations for the following books 'Blood that glows' by Branko Miljkovic, 'Vera Pavldoljska' by Matija Bećković, 'A letter to Haralamije' by Dositej Obradovic, 'The Beginning of the Revolt against Dahijas' by Filip Višnjić and 'Serbia' by Oskar Davico.

3. Eva za Sarojana (title of painting).

Ras was married to Eva Ras (Serbian Actress, writer, and painter). She was his muse and model for many of his paintings. He is father of Vuk Ras and also of the youngest published Serbian writer Kruna Ras.

Ras died on 27th November, 1982 in Belgrade.