Philippine

National
Artists
RENE BOY T. DISMAYA
LMNHS
 PAMBANSANG ALAGAD NG SINING
NG PILIPINAS

or National Artist of the

Philippines is the highest recognition
the Philippine government can give
to a person of the arts.
 PAMBANSANG ALAGAD NG SINING
NG PILIPINAS
or National Artist of the Philippines was created
through Presidential Proclamation No. 1001,
s. 1972 to give recognition & respect to the
citizens who have given Outstanding Contribution
to Philippine Arts.
 PAMBANSANG ALAGAD NG SINING
NG PILIPINAS

- It is bestowed by the President of

the Philippines upon the
recommendation of the NCCA and
CCP.
 NCCA
National
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Commission
for Culture &
the Arts
 CCP
Cultural
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Center of the
Philippines
How do you
become a
National
Artist?
➢ Announcement
➢ Study and Review
➢ Release of President’s Proclamation
➢ Conferment
✓ The artist must be a Filipino citizen or
at least at the time of the nomination.
An artist who has pass on can still be
nominated as long as he/she was a
Filipino before they died.
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✓ The artist should have
contributed “in the building a
Filipino sense of nationhood”
as seen in their works.
2
✓ The artist should have lead the way
in new and creative expression or
style, separating themselves from
others and in turn influencing other
generations of artists.
3
✓ The artist’s work should be
noteworthy and an embodiment
of excellence, further enriching
their chosen field of creative
expression. 4
✓ The artist should be
critically acclaimed and
accepted by legitimate
institutions and peers
5
 What a
National Artist
will receive?
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✓ The Title & Rank of a National Artist
✓ Medal bearing the Insignia of National
Artist as well as citation.
✓ Cash Gift
▪ P 100,000
▪ P 75,000
 National
Artist
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Insignia
✓ Monthly pension with Medical &
Hospitalization.
✓ Life Insurance
✓ State Funeral & Interment
✓ A reserved place at state functions
▪ Awarding Ceremonies
▪ Cultural Events
National Artists
 Fernando Cueto
Amorsolo
Birth& Death:
May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972
Year Awarded:
1972
Category:
Painting
Place of Birth:
Paco, Manila
 Fernando Cueto Amorsolo
❖ First National Artist
❖ Also known as the
“Grand Old Man
of Philippine Art”
Major Works in a Stream
✓ Maiden
(1921)
✓ El Ciego (1928)
✓ Dalagang Bukid (1936)
✓ Planting Rice (1946)
✓ Sunday Morning going to Town
Maiden in
a Stream
El Ciego
Dalagang
Bukid
Planting
Rice
Sunday
Morning
going to
Town
 Francisca Reyes -
Aquino
Birth& Death:
March 9, 1899 – Nov. 21, 1983
Year Awarded:
1973
Category:
Dance
Place of Birth:
Bocaue, Bulacan
 Francisca Reyes-Aquino
❖ Dancer & Researcher of
Philippine Folk Dances.
Major Works
✓ Philippine Folk Dances &
Games (1926)
✓ Philippine National Dance (1946)
✓ Gymnastics for Girls
✓ Philippine Folk Dances (1947)
Carlos V. Francisco
“Botong”
Birth& Death:
Nov. 4, 1912 – March 31, 1969
Year Awarded:
1973
Category:
Painting
Place of Birth:
Angono, Rizal
Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco
❖ Known for Historically
Themed Murals
❖ Discovered Angono
Petroglyphs
Major Works
✓ Blood Compact
✓ First Mass at Limasawa
✓ The Invasion of Limahong
✓ The Martyrdom of Rizal
 Angono
Petroglyphs
 Blood
Compact
First Mass
at
Limasawa
Invasion of
Limahong
Martyrdom
of Rizal

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Guillermo E. Tolentino

Birth& Death:
July 24, 1890 – July 12, 1976
Year Awarded:
1973
Category:
Sculpture
Place of Birth:
Malolos City, Bulacan
 Guillermo E. Tolentino
❖ Premiere sculptor & esteemed
professor at UP Diliman.
❖He specialized in commemorative
sculptures of historical figure.
❖Received training at UP School of
Fine Arts & later at the Royal
Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
Major Works
✓ Bonifacio Monument, Caloocan
✓ Oblation, University of the Philippines, Diliman
✓ Ramon Magsaysay statue at the GSIS building
✓ Various bust sculptures
▪ Political
▪ Historical Personalities
Bonifacio
Monument
 UP
Oblation
 Victorio C. Edades
Birth& Death:
Nov. 4, 1912 – March 31, 1969
Year Awarded:
1973
Category:
Painting
Place of Birth:
Dagupan, Pangasinan
 Victorio C. Edades
❖“The Father of Modern Philippine
Painting
❖His style is described as raw and
rough using
bold impasto stroke.
❖He is an educator and became a
Dean for the College of
Architecture at the UST in 1930.
Major Works
✓ The Builders (1928)
✓ The Sketch (1928)
✓ Market Scene (1920)
✓ The Wrestlers (1927)
✓ Interaction (1935) with Carlos Francisco &
Galo Ocampo
 The
Builders
The Sketch
Market
Scene
 The
Interaction
 Leandro V. Locsin
Birth& Death:
Aug. 15, 1928 – Nov. 15, 1994
Year Awarded:
1990
Category:
Architecture
Place of Birth:
Silay City, Negros Occidental
 Leandro V. Locsin
❖The name that will be forever associated
with Philippine Architecture.
❖His many works carry his distinctive &
unmistakable style of combining
extremes.
❖Designed & built almost 200 structures.
▪ The light & the heavy ▪ Public
▪ The east & west Institutions
▪ Residences ▪ Hotels
▪ Churches ▪ Airport
Major Works Center of the
✓ Cultural
Philippines
✓ Folk Arts Theater
✓ Philippine International Convention Center
✓ The Westin Hotel (Sofitel Philippine Plaza)
✓ Istana Nurul Iman
 Cultural
Center
of the
Philippines
 Folk
Arts
Theater
Philippine
International
Convention
Center
 Levi Celerio
Birth& Death:
April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002
Year Awarded:
1997
Category:
Music and Literature
Place of Birth:
Tondo, Manila
 Levi Celerio
❖He is one of the most prolific composers
& lyricists in the history of Philippine
music.
❖Authored 4,000 songs.
❖He became the youngest member
of Manila Symphony Orchestra
❖He was recognized by the GBWR as
the only person in the world to make
music by just using a leaf.
Major Works
✓ Pasko Na Naman
✓ Ang Pasko ay Sumapit
✓ Kahit Konting Pagtingin
✓ Dungawin Mo Hirang
✓ Atin Cu Pung Singsing
Salvador F. Bernal
Birth& Death:
Jan. 7, 1945 – October 26, 2011
Year Awarded:
2003
Category:
Theater Design
Place of Birth:
Dagupan City, Pangasinan
 Salvador F. Bernal
❖The Father of Philippine Stage
Design.
❖He produced over 300
production stage designs.
❖He is also a generous artist,
sharing his know-how &
experiences to a number of
future stage designers.
Major Works
✓ Dalagang Bukid
✓ Rajah Sulayman
✓ Abaniko
✓ Pagkahaba-haba man ng Prusisyon
sa Simbahan din ang Tuloy
✓ Gumising Ka, Maruja
Ronald Allan K. Poe
Birth& Death:
Aug. 20, 1939 – Dec. 14, 2004
Year Awarded:
2006
Category:
Cinema
Place of Birth:
Manila
 Ronald Allan K. Poe
❖He was an actor who is more popularly
known as FPJ.
❖He often portraying the underdog who
would later rise & take revenge on
those who abused and looked down
upon him.
❖He enforced changes in Film
Productions.
❖He is dubbed as the “King of Philippine
Movies”.
Major Works
✓ Apollo Robles ✓ Pakners
✓ Batang Maynila ✓ Isang Bala Ka Lang
✓ Mga Alabok sa Lupa ✓ Mabuting Kaibigan,
✓ Ang Probinsyano Masamang Kaaway
✓ Isusumbong Kita
✓ Panday sa Tatay Ko
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