GUILLERMO

TOLENTINO
Father of Philippine Arts
(July 24, 1890 – July 12, 1976)
EARLY LIFE
■ He was born at Malolos, Bulacan
■ He was a classmate of Fernando Amorsolo at UP
School of Fine Arts
■ Instead of basing the statue (Bonifacio Monument)
on printed materials, he interviewed people who
participated in the Philippine Revolution.
■ Bonifacio's figure was based on the bone structure
of Espiridiona Bonifacio, the Supremo's surviving
sister.
AWARDS
■ 1959 –UNESCO Cultural Awards in Sculpture
■ 1963 – Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Award
■ 1967 – Republic Cultural Heritage Award
■ 1970 – Presidential Medal of Merit
■ 1972 – Diwa ng Lahi Award
■ 1973 – National Artist of the Philippines for Visual
Arts in Sculpture
BONIFACIO
MONUMENT
 RAMON
MAGSAYSAY
GOLD MEDAL
 UP
OBLATION
 BUST OF
MONSIGNOR
GREGORIO
AGLIPAY
MONSIGNOR GREGORIO AGLIPAY
■ Founder and first Supreme Bishop of the
Philippine Independent Church
■ Known for inciting patriotic rebellion among
the Filipino clergy.
■ A political activist who became acquainted
with Isabelo delos Reyes, who would start an
Independent Christian Filipino Church
named after Aglipay in 1902.
FILIPINAS
ON
BONDAGE
 NAPOLEON
ABUEVA
Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
(January 26, 1980 – February 16, 2018)
■ Born in Tagbilaran, Bohol
■ He was the youngest recipient of the National Artist of
the Philippines for visual arts by former President
Ferdinand Marcos at the age of 46.
■ His skill as a sculptor spans materials as varied as
wood, bronze, coral, and stone.
■ When he was a schoolboy, he first noticed the
sculptural quality of clay and began to mold it into a
shape of carabao or water buffalo common in the
Philippines.
“It is beyond doubt that
Professor Tolentino is the
first and last master in
the representation of the
human form in the
Philippines” - Abueva
AWARDS
■ 1951 - First Prize, Sculptural Exhibition by the Art
Association of the Philippines First Prize in the Fifth
Annual Art Exhibition
■ 1952 - First Prize and Special Award on the Fourth
Sculptural Exhibition
■ 1953 - Awardee, "The Unknown Political Prisoner" in
the International Sculpture Competition by the
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (1953)
■ 1953 - First Prize and Special Award, Kaganapan
(Marble), in the Semi-Annual Art Exhibition by the Art
Association of the Philippines
AWARDS
■ 1955 - First Prize, "Kiss of Judas" (Wood) in the
Religious Art Exhibition in Detroit, Michigan, USA
■ 1956 - Purchase Prize, "Water Buffalo" (Marble), in
the Annual Show, at St. Louis, Missouri, USA
■ 1957 - First Prize, "Figure" (Wood) in the Annual
Show of the Art Association of the Philippines
■ 1958 - Most Outstanding Alumnus of the School of
Fine Arts, U.P. Golden Jubilee
■ 1959 - Republic Award for Sculpture
AWARDS
■ 1959 - Ten Outstanding Young Men of the
Philippines (TOYM) Awardee in Sculpture 1962 -
Winner, U.P. Gateway Design Competition
■ 1966 - Winner, Cultural Heritage Award
■ 1976 - National Artist of the Philippines for Visual
Arts in Sculpture
■ 1987 - ASEAN Awards for Visual Arts in Bangkok
■ 1995 - Fourth ASEAN Achievement Award for Visual
Arts in Singapore
SIYAM NA
DIWATA
NG
SINING
MAGDANGAL
 THE
TRANSFIGURATION
SANDUGO
GUILLERMO
TOLENTINO
GUILLERMO
TOLENTINO