Filipino National

Artists
 Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto
(May 30, 1892 – April 26, 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.
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 CARLOS VILLALUZ FRANCISCO

FRANCISCO, CARLOS VILLALUZ aka
Botong b. Angono, Rizal 4Nov 1914 d.
Angono, Rizal 31 Mar1969. National Artist in
Painting. He is the son of Felipe Francisco
and Maria Villaluz of Angono, Rizal.
Francisco studied at the University of the
Philippines (UP) School of Fine Arts. Before
the war, he did illustrations for the Tribune
and La Vanguardia, and later, with Victorio
Edades and Fermin Sanchez painted sets for
the Manila Grand Opera House and the
Clover Theater.
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Manansala
 Vicente Silva Manansala (January 22, 1910 -
August 22, 1981) was a Philippine cubist painter
and illustrator. Manansala was born in Macabebe,
Pampanga. From 1926 to 1930, he studied at the
U.P. School of Fine Arts. In 1949, Manansala
received a six-month grant by UNESCO to study at
the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Banff and Montreal,
Canada. In 1950, he received a nine-month
scholarship to study at the Ecole de Beaux Arts in
Paris by the French government.
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 Juan Luna y Novicio (October 23, 1857 —
December 7, 1899) was an Ilocano Filipino painter
and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution
during the late 19th century. He became one of the
first recognized Philippine artists. Regarded for work
done in the manner of the Spanish and French
academies of his time, Luna painted literary and
historical scenes, some with an underscore of
political commentary. His allegorical works were
inspired with classical balance, and often showed
figures in theatrical poses.
 Born in the town of Badoc, Ilocos Norte in the northern
Philippines, Juan Luna was the third among the seven
children of Don Jiro Dacoco and Doña Laureana Novicio
y Ancheta. In 1861, the Luna family moved to Manila
and he went to Ateneo Municipal de Manila where he
obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree. He excelled in
painting and drawing, and was influenced by his
brother, Manuel Luna, who, according to Filipino
patriot José Rizal, was a better painter than Juan
himself.
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 Pioneer and innovator in Philippine architecture. It is
through his zealous representation that private Filipino
architects and engineers, by law, are now able to
participate in the design and execution of government
projects. He designed the 1937 International Eucharistic
Congress altar and rebuilt and enlarged the Quiapo
Church in 1930 adding a dome and a second belfry to
the original design.
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 A publisher, lecturer on cultural issues, and the founder of
the Philippine chapter of the international organization PEN.
He was bestowed the CPP Centennial Honors for the Arts
in 1999; the Outstanding Fulbrighters Award for Literature
in 1988; and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism.
In the five-novel masterpieces of The Pretenders, Tree,
My Brother, My Executioner and Po-on, he captures the
sweep of Philippine history while simultaneously narrating
the lives of generations of Samsons whose personal lives
intertwine with the social struggles of the nation.
 A prolific lyricist and composer for decades. He effortlessly
translated/wrote anew the lyrics to traditional melodies: “O
Maliwanag Na Buwan (Iloko), Ako ay may Singsing
(Pampango), Alibangbang (Visaya) among others. His
scholarship to Academy of Music in Manila made it possible
for him to join the Manila Symphony Orchestra, becoming
the youngest member and the only person to make music
using leaves, according to Guiness Book of World Record.
He had enriched the Philippine Music for no less than two
generations with a treasury of more than 4,000 songs.
 Dubbed as “Trailblazer”, “Mother of
Philippine Theater Dance” and “Dean of
Filipino Performing Arts Critics”. Pioneer
Filipino choreographer in Balletic
Folkloric and Asian styles, produced for
over 50 years highly original, first-of-a-
kind choreographies, mostly to her own
storylines. This include “TREND: Return
to Native”, “In a Javanese Garden”,
“Sports”, “VINTA”, “In a Concentration
Camp”, “The Magic Garden”, “The
Clowns”, Firebirds” and others.
 The most distinguished Filipino writer in English. He
enriched the English language with critics coining
“Joaquinesque” to describe his baroque Spanish-flavored
English or his reinventions of English based on Filipinisms.
He has written plays, novels, poems, short stories, and
essays including reportage and journalism (he used
Quijano de Manila as nome de guerre). Among his works
are The Woman Who Had Two Novels, A Portrait of the
Artists as Filipino, The Ballad of the Five Battles, Rizal in
Saga, Cave and Shadows, Doña Jeronima, Candido’s
Apocalyse, and The Order of Melchizedek.
 A product of the Revival period in Philippine art after returning from
Europe where he was enrolled in Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Rome.
In 1925, he was appointed as professor at the UP School of Fine Arts
where the idea also of executing a monument for national heroes
struck him. His works include the bronze figures of President Quezon
at Quezon Memorial Park, life-sized bust of Dr. Jose Rizal and marble
statue of Ramon Magsaysay at GSIS building. He also designed the
gold and bronze medals for Ramon Magsaysay Award and did the
Seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
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