Guillermo Tolentino
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Guillermo Estrella Tolentino was a Filipino sculptor and professor at the University of the Philippines. He worked primarily in the classical style and was named a National Artist of the Philippines f
Tolentino in 1952
Detail of Tolentino's statues of Bonifacio and the Katipuneros
A gallery displaying Tolentino's works
Fernando Amorsolo
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Fernand Amorsolo y Cueto was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of t
Guillermo Tolentino
…commemorative arch for the inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. However, the project was never built due to the outbreak of war. During Fernando Amorsolo's absence, Tolentino was appointed acting director of the School of Fine Arts. He officially became the director two years later, on August 4, 1953…
Young Fernando Amorsolo in 1917
Amorsolo on his U.S. passport application in 1919
Antipolo by Fernando Amorsolo, depicting Filipinos celebrating the annual pilgrimage to Antipolo, with the pre-War cathedral depicted in the background.
Amorsolo in his studio