Francisco V. Coching
Francisco V. Coching | |
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Order of National Artists of the Philippines | |
Spouse(s) | Filomena Navales[1] |
Children | 5, including Lulu Coching Fernandez[1] |
Francisco V. Coching (January 29, 1919
Biography
Coching was born in Buting,
Coching was unable to finish his studies in order to be an illustrator for Liwayway under the apprenticeship of
After the Second World War, Coching created
After 39 years in the komiks industry, Coching retired in 1973 at the age of 54. Coching was able to produce 53 komiks novels overall.
Death
He died at age 78 on September 1, 1998.[2][3][9]
Influence
Coching influenced many other Filipino illustrators. Among them were Noly Panaligan,
His 1973 illustration of
On Coching's 100th birth anniversary, Ayala Museum held an exhibition titled Images of Nation: F.V. Coching, Komiks at Kultura, which ran from October 30 to February 3, 2019.[12]
Film adaptations
Almost all of Coching’s komiks novels were adapted into films, with the exception of three titles. Among those that were made into a film was El Negro in 1974.[3] One of his most famous works is Pedro Penduko, which has 6 film adaptations (and counting), 2 small screen adaptations and a couple of cameos.[12]
Awards
In 1981, Coching obtained the Makasining na Komiks Award in the Tanging Parangal for Comics Art from the Manila Commission of Arts and Culture.
In 1984, Coching received the Komiks Operation Brotherhood Inc. (KOMOPEB) Life Achievement Award.
In 1998, he received the Award of Excellence from the government of Pasay.
Coching received the nomination as a National Artist of the Philippines for the Visual Arts in 1999 and in 2001.[3] On June 20, 2014, Coching was posthumously named as a National Artist for the Visual Arts by virtue of Proclamation No. 808, series of 2014.[13]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Francisco V. Coching (29/1/1919 – 1998, The Philippines), lambiek.net
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- ^ Vanzi, Sol Jose. Francisco V. Coching, The King of Komiks. Philippine Headline News Online
- ^ "Order of National Artists: Francisco Coching".
- ^ A History of Komiks in the Philippines and Other Countries (1985)
- ^ Komiks, Katha at Guhit ni Francisco V. Coching [Comics, Works, and Drawings of Francisco V. Coching] (2001)
- ^ a b "Featuring Great Achievers in Philippine Art (comics)" Archived October 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. philippine-trivia.com.
- ^ Stanfield, Linda. "RP Issues of 2004". philippinestamps.net. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Alanguilan, Gerry. "Philippine Komiks On Stamps!". alanguilan.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Emocling, Oliver (2019). "This exhibit explores the golden age of Filipino comics". scout. Inquirer. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Declaring Francisco V. Coching (Posthumous) as National Artist for Visual Arts". Official Gazette, Republic of the Philippines. Office of the President. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.