NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR VISUAL ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, FASHION AND

DESIGN,
LITERATURE, DANCE, MUSIC, FILM AND THEATER

A. Instructions: Research on the following National Artists. Fill in the table below. On the third column, write two
artworks for each National Artist. The first row is done for you.

ART FORM NATIONAL SHORT BIOGRAPHY FAMOUS ARTWORK / MASTER PIECE

ARTIST
Fernado Fernando Amorsolo was a “Planting Rice”, “Antipolo Town Fiesta”
Amorsolo portraitist and painter of
rural Philippine landscapes.
He is popularly known for
his craftsmanship and
Visual Arts mastery in the use of light.

Carlos “Botong” Francisco was a most "Blood Compact" "First Mass at Limasawa"
Francisco distinguished practitioner of
mural painting for many
decades and best known for
his historical pieces.

Victorio C. "Father of Modern Art in the "The Sketch" "The Builders"

Edades Philippines" and named
National Artist in 1976, was
born in Dagupan,
Pangasinan.He led the
revolutionary Thirteen
Moderns, who engaged their
classical compatriots in
heated debate over the nature
and function of art.

Vicente Vicente Silva Manansala was "Madonna of the Slums" The Bird Seller"
Manansala a Filipino cubist painter and
illustrator. He was a member
of the prominent Cruz,
Manansala, Lopez family clan

Napoleon V. "Father of Modern Philippine "Kiss of Judas" "Nine Muses"

Abueva Sculpture". He is a sculptor
given the distinction as the
Philippines' National Artist
for Sculpture.

Guillermo a Filipino sculptor in classical "UP Oblation" "The Bonifacio Monument"

Tolentino style who was named
National Artist for the Visual
Arts in 1973. He is hailed as
the "Father of Philippine
Arts."

Arturo Luz a Filipino printmaker, "Bagong Taon" "Skipping Rope"

sculptor, designer, and
founding member of the
modern Neo-Realist school in
Philippine art.

J. Elizalde He is a versatile artist, being "White Ruins" "Homage to Dodjie Laurel"

Navarro both a proficient painter and
sculptor. His devotion to the
visual arts spans 40 years of
drawing, printmaking, graphic
designing, painting and
sculpting.
 Abdulmari Asia a sculptor, painter, "Industry Brass Mural" "Sulu Warriors"
Imao photographer, ceramist,
documentary film maker,
cultural researcher, writer,
and articulator of Philippine
Muslim art and culture.

Benedicto He is more popularly known "Sabel" "Mysterious Woman"

Cabrera is widely hailed as a master of
contemporary Philippine art.

Pablo S. Antonio National Artist for "Ideal Theater" "Manila Polo Club"
Architecture Pablo Sebero
Architecture Antonio pioneered modern
Philippine architecture.

Leandro V. He reshaped the urban "The Palace of Sulatan of Brunei" "CCP

Locsin landscape with a distinctive Complex"
architecture reflective of
Philippine Art and Culture.

Juan F. Nakpil an architect, teacher and civic "Rizal Shrine in Calamba" "Improve Quiapo
leader, is a pioneer and Church in 1930
innovator in Philippine
architecture.

Ildefonso P. a Filipino architect who was "Tagaytay Highlands Resort" "The Orchard Golf
Santos known for being the "Father and Country Club"
of Philippine Landscape
Architecture."

Jose Maria V. Zaragoza was one of the first "Santo Domingo Church" "Villa San Miguel"
Zaragoza Filipinos educated in
architecture in the
Philippines. He graduated
with a BS in Architecture
from the University of Santo
Tomás (UST) in 1936.

Historical Carlos Quirino a biographer, has the "The Great Malayan" "Philippines Cartography"
Literature distinction of having written
one of the earliest biographies
of Jose Rizal

Francisco a writer, poet, essayist, critic, "The Flower of May" "Selected Stories"
Arcellana journalist, and teacher, is one
of the most important
progenitors of the modern
Filipino short story in
English. He pioneered the
Literature development of the short
story as a lyrical prose-poetic
form.

N.V.M Gonzalez a fictionist, essayist, poet, and "The Winds of April" "Seven Hills"
teacher, articulated the
Filipino spirit in rural, urban
landscapes.

Nick Joaquin Nick Joaquin, is regarded by "The Woman Who Had Two Navels" "A Portrait
many as the most of the Artist as Filipino"
distinguished Filipino writer
in English writing so variedly
and so well about so many
aspects of the Filipino.
 F. Sionil Jose a publisher, lecturer on "The Pretenders" "Mass"
cultural issues, and the
founder of the Philippine
chapter of the international
organization PEN

Alejandro Roces a short story writer and "Fiesta" "Something to Crow About"
essayist, and considered as
the country’s best writer of
comic short stories.

Edith L. Tiempo poet, fictionist, teacher and "The Jumong" "A Blade of Fern"
literary critic is one of the
finest Filipino writers in
English whose works are
characterized by a remarkable
fusion of style and substance,
of craftsmanship and insight

Virgilio S. also known as Rio Alma, is a "Peregrinasyon" "Doktrinang Anakpawis"

Almario poet, literary historian and
critic, who has revived and
reinvented traditional Filipino
poetic forms, even as he
championed modernist
poetics.

Amando V. a poet, playwright, and "Mga Ibong Mandaragit" "Luha ng Buwaya"

Hernadez novelist, is among the
Filipino writers who practiced
“committed art”. In his view,
the function of the writer is to
act as the conscience of
society and to affirm the
greatness of the human spirit
in the face of inequity and
oppression.

Carlos P. Romulo Carlos P. Romulo‘s "The Philippine Presidents" "The United"

multifaceted career spanned
50 years of public service as
educator, soldier, university
president, journalist and
diplomat.

Bienvenido a poet, librettist, and scholar. "Likhang Diwa" "Balaybay"

Lumbera
Cirilo F. a poet, fictionist and essayist "Summer Sons" "Galaw ng Asoge"
Baustista with exceptional
achievements and significant
contributions to the
development of the country’s
literary arts. He is
acknowledged by peers and
critics, and the nation at large
as the foremost writer of his
generation.

Lazaro Francisco Francisco gained prominence "Bayang Nagpatiwakal" "Ang Daluyan"

as a writer not only for his
social conscience but also for
his “masterful handling of the
Tagalog language” and
“supple prose style”. With his
literary output in Tagalog, he
contributed to the enrichment
of the Filipino language and
 literature for which he is a
staunch advocate.

Jose Garcia Villa Jose Garcia Villa is "Footnote to Youth" "Many Voices"
considered as one of the finest
contemporary poets
regardless of race or
language.

Lamberto V. director for theater and film, "Anak Dalita" "Badjao"

Avellana has the distinction of being
called “The Boy Wonder of
Cinema/ Film Philippine Movies” as early
as 1939. He was the first to
use the motion picture camera
to establish a point-of-view, a
move that revolutionized the
techniques of film narration

Manuel Conde a Filipino actor, writer, "Genghis Khan" "Juan Tamad"

director and producer. He was
taking up geological
engineering and entering the
movies was farthest from his
mind, It was a bit player,
stuntman, laboratory a
ventriloquist (a puppet named
Kiko).

Eddie S. Romero a screenwriter, film director "Ganito Kami Noon...Paano Kayo Ngayon"
and producer, is the "Aguila"
quintessential Filipino
filmmaker whose life is
devoted to the art and
commerce of cinema
spanning three generations of
filmmakers

Lino Brocka director for film and "Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang" "Insiang"
broadcast arts, espoused the
term “freedom of expression”
in the Philippine Constitution.

Gerardo de Leon film director, belongs to the "The Moises Padilla" "Ang Maestra"
Ilagan clan and as such grew
up in an atmosphere rich in
theater

Ishmael Bernal was a filmmaker of the first "Nunal sa Tubig" "Himala"

order and one of the very few
who can be truly called a
maestro. Critics have hailed
him as “the genius of
Philippine cinema.”

Ronald Alan K. popularly known as Fernando "Muslim Magnum" "Asedillo"

Poe Poe, Jr., was a cultural icon of
tremendous audience impact
and cinema artist and
craftsman–as actor, director,
writer and producer.

Francisca Reyes Francisca Reyes Aquino is "Philippine National Dances" "Fundamental

Aquino acknowledged as the Folk Dance Steps and Music"
Dance Dance Pioneer. This Bulakeña
began her research on folk
dances in the 1920’s making
 trips to remote barrios in
Central and Northern Luzon.

Leonor Orosa Leonor Orosa Goquingco, "TREND: Return to Native" "In a Javanese
Goquingco pioneer Filipino Garden"
choreographer in balletic
folkloric and Asian styles,
produced for over 50 years
highly original, first-of-a-kind
choreographies, mostly to her
own storylines.

Ramon Obusan a dancer, choreographer, "Obra Maestra" "Noon Po sa Amin"

stage designer and artistic
director. He achieved
phenomenal success in
Philippine dance and cultural
work. He was also
acknowledged as a researcher,
archivist and documentary
filmmaker who broadened
and deepened the Filipino
understanding of his own
cultural life and expressions.

Lucrecia Reyes- choreographer, dance "Singkil" "Tagabili"

Urtula educator and researcher, spent
almost four decades in the
discovery and study of
Philippine folk and ethnic
dances.

Alice Reyes Alice Reyes has become a "Amada" "Tales of the Manuvu"
significant part of Philippine
dance parlance. As a dancer,
choreographer, teacher and
director, she has made a
lasting impact on the
development and promotion
of contemporary dance in the
Philippines.

Antonio Antonino R. Buenaventura "Echoes of the Past" "History Fantasy"

Buenaventura vigorously pursued a musical
career that spanned seven
Music decades of unwavering
commitment to advancing the
frontiers of Philippine music.
In 1935, Buenaventura joined
Francisca Reyes-Aquino to
conduct research on folksongs
and dances that led to its
popularization.

Ernani Cuenco a seasoned musician born in "Gaano Kita Kamahal" "Inang Bayan"
May 10, 1936 in Malolos,
Bulacan. A composer, film
scorer, musical director and
music teacher, he wrote an
outstanding and memorable
body of works that resonate
with the Filipino sense of
musicality and which embody
an ingenious voice that raises
the aesthetic dimensions of
contemporary Filipino music.
 Francisco Francisco Feliciano’s corpus "Ashen Wings" "Sikhay sa Kabila ng Paalam"
Feliciano of creative work attests to the
exceptional talent of the
Filipino as an artist. His
lifetime conscientiousness in
bringing out the “Asianness”
in his music, whether as a
composer, conductor, or
educator, contributed to
bringing the awareness of
people all over the world to
view the Asian culture as a
rich source of inspiration and
a celebration of our ethnicity,
particularly the Philippines.

Jovita Fuentes Her performance was hailed "Kalisud" "Jovita Fuentes: A Lifetime of Music"
as the “most sublime
interpretation of the part”.
This is all the more
significant because it
happened at a time when the
Philippines and its people
were scarcely heard of in
Europe. She was dubbed the
First Lady of Philippine
Music

Jose Maceda composer, musicologist, "Pagsamba" "Agungan"

teacher and performer,
explored the musicality of the
Filipino deeply. Maceda
embarked on a life-long
dedication to the
understanding and
popularization of Filipino
traditional music.

Lucio San Pedro a master composer, "The Devil’s Bridge" "Malakas at Maganda
conductor, and teacher whose Overture"
music evokes the folk
elements of the Filipino
heritage.

Levi Celerio Levi Celerio is a prolific "O Maliwanag Na Buwan" "Ako ay May
lyricist and composer for Singsing"
decades.

Felipe Padilla de composer, conductor, and "Mariang Makiling Overture" "Roca Encantada"
Leon scholar, Filipinized western
music forms, a feat aspired
for by Filipino composers
who preceded him

Lucrecia R. Lucrecia R. Kasilag, as "Legend of the Sarimanok" "Ang Pamana"

Kasilag educator, composer,
performing artist,
administrator and cultural
entrepreneur of national and
international caliber, had
involved herself wholly in
sharpening the Filipino
audience’s appreciation of
music. Kasilag’s pioneering
task to discover the Filipino
roots through ethnic music
and fusing it with Western
 influences has led many
Filipino composers to
experiment with such an
approach.

Antonio J. Antonio J. Molina, versatile "Ang Batingaw" "Hatinggabi"

Molina musician, composer, music
educator was the last of the
musical triumvirate, two of
whom were Nicanor Abelardo
and Francisco Santiago, who
elevated music beyond the
realm of folk music.

Ramon P. Santos Ramon Pagayon Santos, "Daragang Magayon" "Tin-ig"

composer, conductor and
musicologist, is currently the
country’s foremost exponent
of contemporary Filipino
music. A prime figure in the
second generation of Filipino
composers in the modern
idiom, Santos has contributed
greatly to the quest for new
directions in music, taking as
basis non-Western traditions
in the Philippines and
Southeast Asia.

Andrea Andrea Veneracion, is highly Two of her indispensable contributions in culture

Veneracion esteemed for her and the arts include the founding of the Philippine
achievements as choirmaster Madrigal Singers and the spearheading of the
and choral arranger. development of Philippine choral music.

Daisy Avellana an actor, director and writer. "Othello" "Sakay"

Born in Roxas City, Capiz on
January 26, 1917, she
Theater elevated legitimate theater
and dramatic arts to a new
level of excellence by staging
and performing in
breakthrough productions of
classic Filipino and foreign
plays and by encouraging the
establishment of performing
groups and the
professionalization of Filipino
theater.

Honorata formally honored as the "Anak ni Eba" "Aking Ina"

“Atang” dela Queen of Kundiman in 1979
Rana
Rolando S. Tinio playwright, thespian, poet, "Milagros" "Ang Mestiza"
teacher, critic, and translator
marked his career with
prolific artistic productions.
Tinio’s chief distinction is as
a stage director whose
original insights into the
scripts he handled brought
forth productions notable for
their visual impact and
intellectual cogency.

Salvador F. Salvador F. Bernal is the "Sa Bunganga ng Pating" "The Magic Flute"
Bernal acknowledged guru of
contemporary Filipino theater
 design.

Wilfrido Ma. Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero is a "Movie Artists" "Basketball Fight"

Guerrero teacher and theater artist
whose 35 years of devoted
professorship has produced
the most sterling luminaries
in Philippine performing arts
today

Severino Playwright, director, actor, "Sabina" "But Not My Sons Any Longer"
Montano and theater organizer
Severino Montano is the
forerunner in
institutionalizing “ legitimate
theater” in the Philippines

B. Instructions: Use the internet to look for the artworks mentioned in the table below. Compare the artworks
using the visual elements of art stated in the first column. Write your answer on the space provided. The first pair
is done for you.

VISUAL ARTWORK NATIONAL ARTISTS COMPARISON

ELEMENT OF
ART
Value “Planting Rice” Fernando Amorsolo Lighter values were used.

“The Builders” Victorio C. Edades Dark values and colors were used.

Shapes that are “Crucifixion” Ang Kiukok The shapes used are noticeable
mostly seen used “Genesis” Hernando Ocampo The shapes are more corporating to form an
in the artwork image

Lines “Still Life with Federico Aguilae Alcuaz The lines are arranged because it is showing an
Lemons” image
“Hills of Nikko” Jose T. Joya It s shown to be abstract and lines is the point of
the painting
Lines “Sarimanok” Abdulmari Asia Imao The lines here are added for the details

“The Oblation” Guillermo Tolentino The scuplture is very simple

“The Napoleon V. Abueva The lines here are very visible and detailed
Transfiguration”
Dominant color “Bayanihan” Carlos “Botong” It uses different color whice produce a vibrant
used Francisco tone

“A Cluster of Nipa Vicente Manansala It looks vintage and warm

Huts”

“Bayanihan” Cesar Legaspi There are dark colors used so it looks strong