Ricarte Puruganan

PURUGANAN, RICARTE
Year of Birth 1912-1998
Place of Birth: Ilocos Norte
Education ; UP, SFA. 1931-36; UST, BFA
Achievements
 In 1935, he won the first prize at the
national landscape painting competition,
besting rivals Anita MagsaysayHo and
Vicente Manansala, who won second and
third prizes, respectively.
 In 1937, he won second prize,
"Inauguration of the Philippine
Commonwealth," in an open historical
painting contest.
 In 1944, his two works were adjudged first and
second prizes in the First National Contest in
Escolta, Manila, under the auspices of the
Japanese-sponsored Philippine government.
 In 1944, his two works, "Mass Burial of Heroes
at Capas" and "Railroad Scene" were among the
finalists for the 2nd National Art Contest but
were disqualified for their anti-Japanese
sentiments.
 He also pursued his other passion like sculpture,
architecture and landscaping. He helped design
and build government edifices, parks and plazas
in various towns and municipalities of the Ilocos
region.
 A sense of theatricality  is also
evident  in Ricarte Puruganan's
 Toilers of the Sea where
fishermen in a boat are dwarfed
by the majestic sea and rolling
waves creating  a sense of  
spectacle and picturesqueness.
UST main
bldg just five
years after
its
construction
Afternoon
scene