Anita Magsaysay-Ho was the only female member of the "Thirteen Moderns," a standing group of Filipino modernist artists, and in 1958 was chosen by a panel of experts as one of the six major painters of the country's history.
15 Facts About Anita Magsaysay-Ho
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The most famous work of Anita Magsaysay-Ho are subject to the beauty of Filipino women dealing with everyday issues.
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho's parents were Armilla Corpus and Ambrosio Magsaysay, an engineer.
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho then followed UP's School of Design, with teachers as Victorio Edades and Enrique Ruiz.
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At the Art Student's League in New York City, Anita Magsaysay-Ho took classes on drawing.
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Wherever she lived, Anita Magsaysay-Ho had access to a studio, where she spent most of her time painting.
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In 1958, the Manila Chronicle formed a panel of experts who decided that Anita Magsaysay-Ho is one of the most significant painters to go down in the history of the Philippines.
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho was named one of the "Thirteen Moderns," a group of Filipino modernist artists, and the only woman of the group.
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho found inspiration from her childhood and important women in her life.
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho has revealed that she takes a liking to painting women who are at work in the fields as it shows their true strength.
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho's work appealed to Social Realism and post-Cubism by painting distortions and semi-abstract faces and portraits.
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Finally, in the 1980s Anita Magsaysay-Ho utilized green hues to portray fruits and vegetables that oftentimes resembled women.
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho painted through to old age, until her 2009 stroke.
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Anita Magsaysay-Ho died three years later on May 5,2012, in Manila, Philippines, at age 97.
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The resolution ultimately did not pass as Anita Magsaysay-Ho died a Canadian citizen.