Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
DECEMBER 13, 1895
Victorio C. Edades (December 23, 1895 – March 7, 1985), painter and leader of the revolutionary Thirteen Moderns, was born in Barrio Bolosan, Dagupan, Pangasinan.
His fellow moderns, Galo Ocampo, Carlos Francisco, Vicente Manansala, Hernando Ocampo, Cesar Legaspi, Demetrio Diego, Diosdado Lorenzo, Jose Pardo, Ricarte Purugganan, Bonifacio Cristobal, Arsenio Capili and Anita Magsaysay-Ho were known to engage their classical compatriots in heated debates over the nature and function of art.
Edades was named National Artist for 1976.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved
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