Background
Rae, John was born on July 4, 1882 in Jersey City. Son of Walter and Frances (Hicks) Rae.
Rae, John was born on July 4, 1882 in Jersey City. Son of Walter and Frances (Hicks) Rae.
Graduate Pratt Institute High School, Brooklyn, 1900. Studied art, Art Students’ League, New York City.
Exhibited Society Sm. Illustrators, New York for many years. Represented in Congressional Library, Washington, painted portrait of Frieda Hempel as “Jenny Lind.” Portraits of many well known men and women.
Harold V. Milligan (American composer).
Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein, Nancy Hallinan, Mistress Russell Tree. Portrait of Mistress Foster Kennedy, 1948.
Member Society American Illustrators, American Federation Art, Artists’ Guild.
Married Helen Cortelyou, April. Children: Walter, John, Robin.