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2012, November 4 (5). Carlos "Botong" Francisco - Birth Centenary
Litho Offset.
Amstar Company, Inc. Perf 14
Singles, Sheets of 40 (4 x 10)
7p
Carlos "Botong" Francisco (Muralist)
- Singles
(100,200)
Layout Artist: Victorino Serevo
First Day Covers: Manila
FRANCISCO "BOTONG" FRANCISCO -
NATIONAL ARTIST FOR
VISUTAL ARTS - MURALIST - BIRTH CENTENARY
In 1973, Carlos “Botong” Francisco was the second Filipino to receive the
title of National Artist in Painting, after Fernando C. Amorsolo.
Also known as the Poet of Angono, he single-handedly brought back
the art of mural painting in the Philippines and was its most
distinguished painter in his time. He was on the forefront of
modernist art in the country, and with Victorio C. Edades and Galo
B. Ocampo became part of “The Triumvirate” of modern art. His is
best known for his historical epics, and one of his favorite
subjects is fisherfolk. His
images of women came from mythology, history, legend, customs and
contemporary life.
On November 4, 1914, Francisco was born
to Felipe Francisco and Maria Villaluz in Angono, Rizal. He went to
college at the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts,
and before the Second World War did illustrations for The Tribune
and La Vanguardia. Although he came from the same school of arts as
Amorsolo, he veered away from the style of the traditional artist
and developed a modernist style. Together with Victorio Edades and
Fermin Sanchez, he painted for the Manila Grand Opera House and the
Clover Theater. He and Edades started mural-painting, and together
they formed the Thirteen Moderns, a group of modernists, in 1938.
After the Second World War, he taught at the University of
Santo Tomas School of Fine Arts at the same time that he was doing
work in cinema with Manuel Conde. He worked as a scriptwriter for
films such as “Genghis Khan,” “Putol na Kampilan,” and “Tatlong
Labuyo.” In addition, he designed costumes for films such as “Romeo
at Julieta,” “Prinsipe Tenoso,” “Ibong Adarna,” “Siete Infantes de
Lara,” and the “Juan Tamad” series.
Francisco further
enhanced his art in mural painting as he, together with Edades and
Ocampo, was commissioned to do several murals for lobbies and
private residences. They developed the Filipino imagery in their
work, taking images from the customs and traditions of the people.
Some of the murals they worked on as a triumvirate are Rising
Philippines for the Capitol Theater, murals for the Golden Gate
Exposition, the State Theater, and the private residences of
President Manuel Quezon, Ernesto Rufino and Vicente Rufino. However,
his major masterpiece is the mural he did for the Bulwagang
Katipunan of the Manila City Hall.
After Francisco’s death
on March 31, 1969, what came to be known as the Botong Francisco
School of Painting grew, exemplifying lyricism and heroism.
(http://filipinopaintings.com/personalities.php?bio=53)
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