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Dirty Face

Where did you get such a dirty face,


My darling dirty-faced child?
I got it from crawling along in the dirt
And biting two buttons off Jeremy's shirt.
I got it from chewing the roots of a rose
And digging for clams in the yard with my nose.
I got it from peeking into a dark cave
And painting myself like a Navajo brave.
I got it from playing with coal in the bin
And signing my name in cement with my chin.
I got if from rolling around on the rug
And giving the horrible dog a big hug.
I got it from finding a lost silver mine
And eating sweet blackberries right off the vine.
I got it from ice cream and wrestling and tears
And from having more fun than you've had in years.

BIOGRAPHY
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (May 30, 1892 April 24, 1972) is one of the most important artists in the
history of painting in the Philippines. Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine
landscapes. He is popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. Born in Paco,
Manila, he earned a degree from the Liceo de Manila Art School in 1909.
Marriage and Family
During his lifetime, Amorsolo was married twice and had 20 children. In 1916, he married Salud
Tolentino Jorge, with whom he had six children. Amorsolos first wife passed away in 1931 leaving him
with six children. He had six more children by a common-law wife, named Virginia Guevarra Santos.
Amorsolo have three children with her namely Manuel (followed in his father's footstep, with a degree
in Fine Arts from the University of the Philippines), Jorge and Norma when he met his second wife.
Subsequently, Virginia found an engagement ring in one of Amorsolo's drawers; she knew about Maria,
that prompted her to leave his house with her three children. In 1935, he married Maria del Carmen
who gave him eight more children. Among her daughters are Sylvia Amorsolo Lazo and Luz. But as Maria
was giving birth with his children, Virginia had three more children with Amorsolo. Fortunately, his
reputation was growing as fast as his brood and his work was more than enough to provide for his
rather large family. Six of Amorsolo's children became artists themselves.
Major Works
-Afternoon Meal of the Workers (Noonday Meal of the Rice Workers) (1939)
-Assassination of Governor Bustamante
-Bataan
-The Bombing of the Intendencia (1942)
-The Building of Intramuros
Awards and achievements
1908 2nd Prize, Bazar Escolta (Asocacion Internacional de Artistas), for Levendo Periodico
1922 1st Prize, Commercial and Industrial Fair in the Manila Carnival
1929 1st Prize, New York's World Fair, for Afternoon Meal of Rice Workers (also known as Noonday
Meal of the Rice Workers)
1940 Outstanding University of the Philippines Alumnus Award
1959 Gold Medal, UNESCO National Commission
1961 Rizal Pro Patria Award
1961 Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities, from the Far Eastern University
1963 Diploma of Merit from the University of the Philippines
1963 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Award, from the City of Manila
1963 Republic Cultural Heritage Award
1972 Gawad CCP para sa Sining, from the Cultural Center of the Philippines
In 1972, Fernando Amorsolo became the first Filipino to be distinguished as the Philippine's National
Artist in Painting. He was named as the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art" during the inauguration of
the Manila Hilton's art center, where his paintings were exhibited on January 23, 1969.

Fernando Cueto Amorsolo

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