All about portraits

By Michael “Xiao” Chua

Mar 12, 2024 12:03 am

Third of 4 parts

WHEN Lisa Guerrero Nakpil, commissioner of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and an advocate for public history, asked me to write a chapter on some of the most important portraits in Philippine history that were featured in the book 'It's All About Faces,' she specifically asked me to choose from portraits from our National Museum of Fine Arts.

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