Fernando Amorsolo - Awards and Achievements

Awards and Achievements

• 1908 – 2nd Prize, Bazar Escolta (Asocacion Internacional de Artistas), for Levendo Periodico
• 1922 – 1st Prize, Commercial and Industrial Fair in the Manila Carnival
• 1929 – 1st Prize, New York's World Fair, for Afternoon Meal of Rice Workers (also known as Noonday Meal of the Rice Workers)
• 1940 – Outstanding University of the Philippines Alumnus Award
• 1959 – Gold Medal, UNESCO National Commission
• 1961 – Rizal Pro Patria Award
• 1961 – Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities, from the Far Eastern University
• 1963 – Diploma of Merit from the University of the Philippines
• 1963 – Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Award, from the City of Manila
• 1963 – Republic Cultural Heritage Award
• 1972 – Gawad CCP para sa Sining, from the Cultural Center of the Philippines

In 1972, Fernando Amorsolo became the first Filipino to be distinguished as the Philippine's National Artist in Painting. He was named as the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art" during the inauguration of the Manila Hilton's art center, where his paintings were exhibited on January 23, 1969.