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 26 February 1931 in the village of Prekopuce (Toplica District

Toplica District

The Toplica District expands in the southern part of Serbia. It has a population of 90,600 and has been named after the river Toplica. Seat of the District is in the city of Prokuplje.-Municipalities:It encompasses the municipalities of:*Prokuplje*Blace...

). He was the third child of Borivoj and Kruna Stević. After completing his training in metal working (at various provincial towns in Serbia) he went to Belgrade to study at the Belgrade Academy of Art under Professor Mihajlo S. Petrov. Works of Radomir Stević Ras are exhibited in the Gutenberg Museum

Gutenberg Museum

The Gutenberg Museum is one of the oldest museums of printing in the world, located opposite the cathedral in the old part of Mainz, Germany. It is named after Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of printing from moveable metal type...

 in Mainz, Germany; The Russian Academy of Sciences

Russian Academy of Sciences

The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....

, Moscow, Russia; Royal Library of Belgium

Royal Library of Belgium

The Royal Library of Belgium is one of the most important cultural institutions in Belgium. The library has a history that goes back to the age of the Dukes of Burgundy...

, Brussels, Belgium; Fords Museum, San Francisco, USA and the National Museum of Serbia

National Museum of Serbia

The National Museum is the largest and oldest museum in Serbia. It is located in Republic Square, Belgrade, Serbia. The museum was established on May 10, 1844. Since it was founded, its collections have to over 400,000 objects including many foreign masterpieces...

, Belgrade, Serbia.

His most important works are:

1. Alphabet according to Ras.

2 Illustrations for the following books 'Blood that glows' by Branko Miljkovic

Branko Miljkovic

Branko Miljković was an iconic Serbian poet. He was best known across Yugoslavia and the Soviet bloc for his influential writings. He died prematurely in 1961 at the age of 27, found hanging from a tree in Zagreb, Croatia...

, 'Vera Pavldoljska' by Matija Bećković

Matija Beckovic

Matija Bećković OSS is a Serbian writer and poet. He is one of the most prominent Serbian poets of the 20th century and a full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.-Life:...

, 'A letter to Haralamije' by Dositej Obradović

Dositej Obradovic

Dositej Dimitrije Obradović was a Serbian author, philosopher, linguist, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia...

, 'The Beginning of the Revolt against Dahijas' by Filip Višnjić

Filip Višnjic

Filip Višnjić was a popular Serbian epic poet and guslar , born in northern Bosnia. He is often described as the "Serbian Homer" both because he was blind and for his poetic gift...

 and 'Serbia' by Oskar Davico

Oskar Davico

Oskar Davičo was a distinguished Serbian novelist and poet of Jewish origin. A leading literary figure of his generation, he was the most acclaimed Serbian surrealist writer, and a revolutionary socialist activist.-External links:...

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3. Eva za Sarojana (title of painting).

Ras was married to Eva Ras

Eva Ras

Eva Ras is a Serbian actress, writer, and painter.-Biography:She is of Hungarian-Jewish origin. Ras was born on January 1, 1941 in Subotica, where she lived and went to school until she was eighteen, when she started to study acting and dramaturgy in Belgrade where she now lives...

 (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 27 November 1982 in Belgrade.