Sonny Tinio was best known for chronicling the history of Philippine colonial architecture and Philippine antiquities in various publications in both the Philippines and overseas.
13 Facts About Sonny Tinio
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Sonny Tinio finished his primary and secondary education at the De La Salle College in Manila and later took preparatory courses at the Institut Minerva, a vocational school in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Sonny Tinio subsequently graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce, at the New York University in 1965.
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Sonny Tinio was well-versed in reading in eight languages including French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Bikolano, Tagalog and Arabic.
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Since 1958, Sonny Tinio cultivated a passion for agriculture being himself a gentleman farmer, upon the receipt of one-thousand acres of land located in Brooke's Point, Palawan.
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Sonny Tinio was known to have a keen interest in antiquities and furniture, he began his career as an antiquarian by writing articles for the Filipino Heritage series under the directorship of Philippine art critic Alfredo Roces on the recommendation of anthropologist Robert Fox in 1977.
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From 1979 until 1985, Tinio was appointed as Consultant of Research and Publications Division of the Intramuros Administration by its first Action Officer Jaime C Laya.
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Sonny Tinio served as the main curator for the Museo de Malacanang and helped in the redecoration of the halls based on architectural research from the National Archives of the Philippines.
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From 2013 until his death in 2019, Sonny Tinio later served as a historical consultant for Leon Gallery Fine Art and Antiques, one of the leading auction houses in the Philippines, and wrote essays on Philippine ecclesiastical art and colonial furniture and wrote essays for their auction catalogs.
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In 2007, Sonny Tinio contributed to writing the chapter on Philippine furniture of Asian Furniture: A Directory and Sourcebook, a comprehensive guide on the history of antique Asian furniture.
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Sonny Tinio spearheaded in the restoration of the Villavicencio-Marella House in Taal, Batangas and the Baldomero Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite.
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Sonny Tinio was himself an amateur photographer in the photo documentation of all known ancestral houses across the Philippines.
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Sonny Tinio died on July 9,2019, in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, at the age of 79 due to chronic kidney failure.