Virginia Ty-Navarro

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Virginia Ty-Navarro (5 July 1924 – 1996) was a Filipina sculptor, known nationwide for her sculpture "Statue of Our Lady Queen of Peace", which she completed in sixteen months on a 12 million peso budget.[1] The sculpture is alternatively called "Our Lady of EDSA Shrine" and is located in Ortigas.

Ty-Navarro was born on 5 July 1924.[2][3] Ty-Navarro took a course in Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas where she studied under National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco[4] and National Artist Victorio C. Edades during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.[5]

She worked on metal sculptures,[6] such as bronze.[3] She followed a modernist style in her art.[7] Some of her works are displayed at the National Museum of Fine Arts.[8]

Ty-Navarro was married to National Artist Jerry Navarro Elizalde.[5] She died from Alzheimer's disease in 1996.[9][10]

Exhibits and works

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  • Women in Art 2008:Oil Painting and Metal Sculpture

References

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  1. ^ Southeast Asia over three generations : essays presented to Benedict R. O'G. Anderson. Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program Publications, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University. 2003. p. 285. ISBN 0877277354.
  2. ^ Druga II međunarodna izložba originalnog crteža Deuxiéme exposition internationale de dessins originaux : Moderna galerija Rijeka, 27 juni. Moderna galerija. 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Benesa, Leonidas V. (1992). Art Philippines. Crucible Workshop. p. 332. ISBN 9719128801. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. ^ Review of Women's Studies, Volumes 10-11. University of the Philippines. University Center for Women's Studies. 2000. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b Reyes, Cid (2008). J. Elizalde Navarro. National Museum of the Philippines. p. 78. ISBN 9789715670166. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ^ Guillermo, Alice (1991). Sculpture in the Philippines: From Anito to Assemblage and Other Essays. Metropolitan Museum of Manila. p. 33. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  7. ^ "The American and Contemporary Traditions in Philippine Visual Arts". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  8. ^ "The National Art Gallery, National Museum of the Philippines". National Museum of the Philippines. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Virginia Ty-Navarro". askART. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. ^ Nuyda, Doris G. (25 February 2001). "After Edsa II, it's time to pay tribute to Edsa Virgin sculptress". Sunday Lifestyle. pp. H2. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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