Lesson 5: National Artists

Question 1

A ___ is a Filipino citizen who has been given the rank and title or ___ Artist in recognition of his/her significant contribution to the development of Philippine Arts and letters.

Answer 1

National Artist

Question 2

This is a reward granted to those who become National Artist.

Answer 2

Grand Collar

Question 3

When was the order of the National Artist created?

Answer 3

Presidential proclamation No. 1001, s. 1972

Question 4

The CCP board of Trustees was named as the National Artist Award Committee. What proclamation was this?

Answer 4

Proclamation No. 1144, s. 1973

Question 5

The mandate of the CC was reiterated to administer the National Artist Awards as well as the privileges and honors to National Artists. What decree was this?

Answer 5

Presidential Decree No. 208, s. 1973

Question 6

What are the four criteria to become a National Artist?

Answer 6

Be a Filipino Citizen, to contribute to the nationhood of Filipinos through artwork, to pioneer in a mode of creative expression or style and artists who have created a substantial and significant body of work/consistently display excellence in the practice.

Question 7

One of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines. A portraitist and painter of rural landscapes in Manila.

Answer 7

Fernando Amorsolo, National Artist for Visual Art

Question 8

A folk dancer from Bocaue, Bulacan. She was also known as the “Mother of Philippine Folk Dancing”.

Answer 8

Francisco Reyes-Aquino, National Artist for Dance

Question 9

A muralist from Angono, Rizal. Was the most distinguished practitioner of mural paintings for many decades and best known for his historical pieces.

Answer 9

Botong Francisco, National Artist for Painting

Question 10

He was a writer and labor leader from Hogonoy, Bulacan. He was known for his criticism of social injustices in the Philippines and was later imprisoned for his involvement in the communist movement.

Answer 10

Amado V. Hernandez, National Artist for Literature

Question 11

He was a composer, conductor and music administrator from Quiapo, Manila. He was known as the “Claude Debussy” of the Philippines due to his use of impressionism in music.

Answer 11

Antonio J. Molina, National Artist for Music

Question 12

He was an architect teacher, and a community leader from Quiapo, Manila. In 1973, he was tapped as the Dean of Filipino Architects.

Answer 12

Juan F. Nakpil, National Artist for Architecture

Question 13

He was a sculptor from Malolos, Bulacan. Hailed as the “Father of Philippine Arts”.

Answer 13

Guillermo Tolentino, National Artist for Visual Arts - Sculpture

Question 14

He was a poet, literary critic, short story writer and painter from Singalong, Manila. He was awarded as the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken and Known to have introduced the “reversed consonance rhyme scheme” in writing poetry.

Answer 14

Jose Garcia Villa, National Artist for Literature

Question 15

He was a sculptor from Tagbiliran, Bohol and considered as the “Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture”.

Answer 15

Napoleon Abueva, National Artist for Visual Arts - Sculptor

Question 16

She was a Filipino national artist in creative dance from Jolo, Sulu. Her pen name was Cristina Luna and she was known as Trailblazer, Mother of Philippine Theater Dance and Dean of Filipino performing Arts Critics.

Answer 16

Leona Oroso, National Artist for Dance

Question 17

He was a prominent film and stage director from Bontoc, Mountain Province. Despite considerable budgetary limitation that hampered the post-war Filipino film industry, Avellana’s Films such as AnakDalita and Badjao attained international acclaimed.

Answer 17

Lamberto V. Avellana, National Artist for Film and Theater

Question 18

He was a writer, historian, and journalist from Paco, Manila. Best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. Wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila.

Answer 18

Nick Joaquin, National Artist for Literature

Question 19

She was an opera singer from Capiz. Long before Leo Salonga’s breakway…

Answer 19

Jovita Fuentes, National Artist for Music

Question 20

He was a painter from Dagupan, Panggasinan. He was the leader of the revolutionary Thirteen Moderns who engaged their classical compatriot in a heated debate over the nature and function of art.

Answer 20

Victorio C. Edades, National Artist for Visual Arts - Painting

Question 21

He was an architect from Binondo, Manila. A pioneer of modern Philippine architecture, he was recognizing in some quarters as the foremost Filipino modernist architect of his name.

Answer 21

Pablo Sebero Antonio, National Artist for Architecture

Question 22

He was a cubist painter and illustrator from Macabebe, Pampanga. His painting is described as “visions of reality teetering on the edge of abstraction”

Answer 22

Vicente Silva Manansala, National Artist for Visual Arts - Painting

Question 23

He was an actor-turned film director from Manila. He made his acting debut in the 1934 film Ang Dangal.

Answer 23

Gerardo De Leon, National Artist for Film

Question 24

He was a diploma, statesman, soldier, journalist, and author from Camiling, Tarlac.

Answer 24

Carlos Pena Romulo, National Artist for Literature

Question 25

She was commonly known as Atang de la Rama, was a singer, Boabdil performer, and first Filipina film actress from Tondo Manila.

Answer 25

Honorata de la Rama Hernandez, National Artist for Music and Theater

Question 26

He was a musician from Baliuag, Bulacan. He was vigorously pursued a musical career that apanned seven decades of unwavering commitment to advancing the frontier of Philippine Music.

Answer 26

Antonio R. Buenaventura, National Artist for Music

Question 27

She was a choreographer, dance educator, and researcher from Iloilo City. She spent almost four decades in the discovery and study of Philippine folk and ethnic dances.

Answer 27

Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula, National Artist for Dance