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008 991018s1996 enka b 10110 eng
020 _a9719177209
035 _a(AEA)721DF218864911D3B20900A024B58F5C
035 _a(DLSU-DASMA)BOOK12374
050 _aF ND 1028 P538 1996
100 _aDefeo, Ruben D. F.
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245 0 _aPhilippine history in art: a promenade to the past. /
_cRuben D. F. Defeo.
260 _aQuezon City :
_bOffice of the Chancellor,
_cc1996.
300 _b174 p.: ill.
_c30 cm.
520 _aThis catalogue takes it readers on a stroll through significant episodes in Philippine history. It uses artworks as vehicles to give vivid reconstructions of important events and dignified images of notable persons, all responsible for forging a sovereign and independent nation. As a reference book, its sumptuous reproductions (all 57 of them in full color), elegant design, and lucid prose, accommodate the scholar, the student and other persons of diverse persuasions. Iconographic in approach, the narrative take off from the various artworks. Rather than being a mere headers for historical accounts, these artworks illuminate, elucidate, and enliven them. Also contains short biographies of the artists. It furnishes incisive accounts of their lives, as well as the various circumstances surrounding their careers and the making of the works. The range of artistic endeavor covers the years from the early 1900s to the present.
650 _aPainting -- History.
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650 _aPainting -- Philippines -- History.
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700 _aBurgos, Armando B.
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700 _aDefeo, Ruben D.F.
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942 _cFR
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