The son of an emigree Bessarabian-Jewish grocer. Bohrod was influencedb y Tohn Sloan and chose themes that involved his own surroundings. He eventually earned Guggenheim Fellowships which permitted him to travel throughout the coun- try, painting and recording the American scene. His early work won him widespread praise as an important social realist and regional painter and printmaker and his work wasmarketed through Associated American Artists in New York. Bohrod completed three commissioned murals for the Treasury Departments Section of Fine Arts in Illinois; Vandalia in 1935, Galesburg in 1938 and Clinton in 1939. During World War Il, Bohrod worked as an artist; first in the Pacific for the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Army War Art Unit, then in Europe for Life magazine. In 1948, he accepted a position as artist in residence, succeeding John Stuart Curry, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and remained in that capacity until 1973. In 1951, Bohrod was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full member in 1953. Bohrod's works can be found in the collections of many American museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. The Aaron Bohrod Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley was named in his honor.