DID YOU KNOW: 163rd birth anniversary of F. Resurreccion Hidalgo
Today, Feb. 21, is the 163rd birth anniversary of painter Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo.
Born in Binondo, Manila, he studied at the University of Santo Tomas.
Hidalgo was a contemporary and an acquaintance of Juan Luna and Jose Rizal.
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An award-winning painter, he received awards in Paris in 1889, in Chicago in 1892 and at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915.
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His paintings were exhibited at the French Academy.
Hidalgo died in March 1913.
Article continues after this advertisementA street in Quiapo, Manila was named after him. —Marielle Medina
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