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Galo B Ocampo

Galo B. Ocampo (1913 - 1985) was active/lived in District Of Columbia, New York / Philippines.  Galo Ocampo is known for Cubist religious and war theme painting, murals, scene design, teaching.

GALO B. OCAMPO
 
OCAMPO, Galo B. studied at the University of the Philippines and holds the distinction of being the only Filipino to study heraldry abroad and to hold membership in the International Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry in Madrid.

During WWII, he did intelligence work for the guerrilla movement and became a captain. As his cover, he did stage backdrops for the Associated Artists group headed by Fernando Poe Sr. In the 1960s, during the administration of Pres Diosdado Macapagal, Ocampo served as curator of the Presidential Museum of Malacanang and, subsequently, as director of the National Museum and technical adviser on heraldry in the president's office. During this time he also taught art at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and at the Far Eastern University (FEU), where he became head of the Department of Fine Arts in 1971.

Ocampo staged the revolt against academic conservatism in the 1930s together with Victorio Edades and Carlos (Botong)   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7207 characters.]  Artist bio

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