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English Title

Representing Consciousness Through Art: A Preliminary Postcolonial Reading of Rodrigo O. Almosara’s The Birth of a Founder (1971)

Abstract

Binubuhay ni Abiva ang alaala ni Manuel V. Gallego, bilang tagapagtatag ng Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges, sa pamamagitan ng pintang The Birth of a Founder (1971) ni Rodrigo Almosara. Sinusuri niya kung paanong isinesentro ni Almosara sa gitna ng kambas ang larawan ni Gallego upang palibutan ng mga imaheng nagpapakita ng naging ambag niya sa paglinang ng mga sektor ng wika, edukasyon, at agrikultura sa Nueva Ecija at higit na malawak na rehiyon ng Gitnang Luzon. Dinadakila ni Abiva ang alaala ni Gallego bilang bisyonaryo na nagsulong ng kaniyang makabayang pagtanaw sa muling pagbubuo ng bansa sa gitna ng sigalot matapos ang Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Kasalukuyang matatagpuan ang pinta ni Almosara sa Manuel V. Gallego Center for Heritage Studies na nagpupunyagi ring maging sentro sa pangangalaga at paglinang ng pamanang kultural ng Lungsod ng Cabanatuan at ng kalakhan ng Nueva Ecija.

English Abstract

Abiva commemorates Manuel V. Gallego, founder of Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges, through Rodrigo Almosara’s painting The Birth of a Founder (1971). He examines how Almosara centers Gallego’s portrait on the canvas, surrounded by images that reflect his contributions to language, education, and agriculture in Nueva Ecija and the wider Central Luzon region. Abiva honors Gallego’s memory as a visionary who advanced his patriotic vision for the country’s reconstruction amid the conflict after World War II. Almosara’s painting is currently housed at the Manuel V. Gallego Center for Heritage Studies, which also strives to preserve and develop the cultural heritage of Cabanatuan City and the greater Nueva Ecija region.

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