Caja, Jerome, 1958-1995

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Jerome D. Caja, 1958- 1995, painter and sculptor of San Francisco, Calif.

Caja grew up in Ohio, and studied at the Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State University before enrolling at the San Francisco Art Institute. His art was an expression of his involvement in the flamboyant San Francisco drag queen community, using raw materials such as eyeliner, lipstick and nail polish.

From the description of Oral history interview with Jerome Caja, 1995 Aug. 23 and Sept. 29 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79040836

Painter, sculptor; San Francisco, Calif.

Caja grew up in Ohio, and studied at the Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State University before enrolling at the San Francisco Art Institute. His art was an expression of his involvement in the flamboyant San Francisco drag queen community, using raw materials such as eyeliner, lipstick and nail polish.

From the description of Letters from Jerome Caja to Anna van der Meulen, 1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78801850

Painter, sculptor; San Francisco, Calif.

Caja grew up in Ohio, and studied at the Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State University before enrolling at the San Francisco Art Institute, from which he graduated in 1984.

From the description of Jerome Caja papers, 1960-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81338530

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referencedIn Sexton, Charles F. Charles Fred Sexton papers, 1956-1992. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Jerome Caja papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Caja, Jerome. [Jerome Caja] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
creatorOf Letters from Jerome Caja to Anna van der Meulen Archives of American Art
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Gay artists
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Birth 1958

Death 1995

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