A survey of the development of art in the Philippines from the 1950s to the 1970s, presenting the rise of modern art, its isms and key players. The account begins from the immediate postwar years when the Filipino artists started to enter into the international crosscurrents. Biographical notes of selected artists as well as bibliography are included.
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Onsite

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REF.DMD
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English

Publication/Creation date

1972

No of pages

316

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Introduction

Beginnings in a Cubicle

All for One for Now

The Gathering Force

The Vanguard Group

Question: Is It Philippine?

Catalyst for the Sixties

New Directions & Breakthroughs

On the Threshold

The Milk Train Stops & the Phoenix Rises

The Present

Contemporary Philippine Art: From the Fifties to the Seventies
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Contemporary Philippine Art: From the Fifties to the Seventies

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