Fernando C. Amorsolo is the most distinguished painter in the history of twentieth century Philippine art. As the country’s first National Artist in the Visual Arts, he is recognized for his brilliant paintings, genre sketches, and illustrations capturing character and essence of Filipino life, rural landscapes, and cultural traditions. To this day, his works hold a timeless appeal to Filipino and international audiences around the world.

In this publication, seven leading museums in the Philippines celebrate and pay tribute to Fernando C. Amorsolo with curated exhibition collections and essays that recognize and reflect on the master’s style, his body of works, and his vast influence on Philippine art. Participating museums in this catalog are the Ayala Museum, GSIS Museum of Art, Lopez Memorial Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, National Art Gallery of the National Museum of the Philippines, UP Jorges B. Vargas Museum, and Filipiniana Research Center, and Yuchengco Museum.

This exhibition catalog features essays contributed by notable museum directors, art experts and curators: Santiago Albano Pilar, Purissima Benitez-Johannot (Ayala Museum), Carmita Eliza J. Icasiano (GSIS Museum of Art), Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez (Lopez Memorial Museum), May Lyn L. Cruz (Metropolitan Museum of Manila), Patrick D. Flores (National Museum of the Philippines), Helen Yu-Rivera (UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center), and Jeannie E. Javelosa (Yuchengco Museum)