2017 Finalist, Grade 11
- Gage Pacetti
- The Apple Tree, 2017
- Colored pencil on paper.
- 24 x 18 in
Teacher: Jeanne Judice
School: Delcambre High School, Delcambre, LA
Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "During WWII, Irena Sendler saved the lives of 2,500 Jewish children. She placed these children in Polish-Catholic homes, orphanages and convents. She truly was the light for these children in a very dark time."
Read the artist's Impact Statement.
Learn more about Unsung Hero: Irena Sendler
- Collections: Art Gallery, Irena Sendler