ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Jerry Capa, a 1943 Alexander Medal winner. When Jerry graduated in 1943 it was during World War II. He never received a medal, only a paper certificate, because metal was being conserved for the war effort. Jerry is a graduate of Straubenmuller Textile High School in Manhattan which was named after the vocational education pioneer Gustave Straubenmuller. The school was later renamed Charles Evans Hughes High School.

In 2016, Jerry attended the School Art...