Jerome Caja

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jerome Caja
Occupation	American painter
Date Of Birth	Jan 20, 1958(1958-01-20)
Age	66
Date Of Death	November 3, 1995, San Francisco, CA
Birthplace	Cleveland
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jerome Caja Biography

Jerome Caja is one of the most popular and richest American painter who was born on January 20, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Jerome Caja was born on January 20, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised in a strict Catholic family, Caja was one of 11 sons. He referred to his family as a family full of jocks, although he himself was a frail sickly child. Caja having being raised in a strict Catholic household was early on heavily influenced by the imagery of saints and martyrs. Caja graduated from St. Edward High School, an all-boys catholic school, where he suffered poor grades due to dyslexia. Caja began his college education at Cuyahoga Community College and later attended Cleveland State University where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1984. He then moved to San Francisco to attend the San Francisco Art Institute and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1986.

According to Caja, he tested positive for HIV around 1989 and began to show symptoms of sickness around 1992. Caja as well suffered from CMV retinitis as result of the diagnosis. In August and September 1995, the Archives of American Art recorded an oral history interview with Caja. He died of AIDS in San Francisco on November 3, 1995. His memorial service was held at the Hole in the Wall gay bar in South of Market, San Francisco.

Jerome Caja Net Worth

Jerome Caja is one of the richest American painter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jerome Caja 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jerome Caja (1958-1995) was an American mixed-media painter and Queercore performance artist in San Francisco, California in the 1980s and early 1990s.

In the late 1980s, Caja became a well-known artistic personality within the radical gay scene in San Francisco. Caja performed as a drag queen and go-go dancer in San Francisco’s queer punk nightclubs, where his performance art has been described as “post-apocalyptic deconstructive drag.” In one Easter performance at Club Uranus, Caja in drag performed an elaborate reenactment of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

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Nicolas Ranked on the list of most popular American painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jerome Caja celebrates birthday on January 20 of every year.