Letters from Jerome Caja to Anna van der Meulen
name: label: Creator
content: Caja, Jerome, 1958-1995
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Artists (LGBTQ)
label: Topic
content: Gay artists
label: Topic
content: Communities (LGBTQ)
label: Topic
content: Cross-dressers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1999 by Anna van der Meulen, friend and executor of Caja's estate.
creator: label: Creator
content: Caja, Jerome, 1958-1995
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, sculptor; San Francisco, Calif.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.
function: label: Function
content: Artists' studios
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1995
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.cajajerl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Four letters and two postcards written to van der Meulen, Caja's closest friend and executor, during the final years of his life. Also included are Caja's handwritten "House Rules," coined by Caja for visitors coming into his studio/home.