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Purita Kalaw Ledesma (2 February 1914 — 29 April 2005) was a writer and art critic and founder of the Art Association of the Philippines in 1948.

Purita Kalaw Ledesma
Born	Purita Kalaw (1914-02-02)2 February 1914 Manila, Philippine Islands
Died	29 April 2005(2005-04-29) (aged 91) Manila, Philippines[1]
Occupation	Writer, art critic
Alma mater	University of the Philippines University of Michigan
Spouse	Rafael Ledesma
Children	4
Relatives	Maria Kalaw Katigbak (sister) Eva Estrada Kalaw (sister-in-law) Pura Villanueva Kalaw (mother) Teodoro Kalaw (father)

Early life

Purita Villanueva Kalaw was born in Manila on 2 February 1914 to government official Teodoro M. Kalaw (1884-1940), who at the time served as representative from Batangas, and journalist Purificacion (Pura) Villanueva Kalaw (1886-1954). Her mother Pura was a prominent writer and suffragist. Purita's sister Maria Kalaw Katigbak became a senator, as did their sister-in-law Eva Estrada Kalaw. Purita Kalaw studied fine arts at the University of the Philippines and pursued further studies in art and design at the University of Michigan.[2] She held two master's degrees, one in education and one in art education, the latter completed when she was 72 years old.[3]

Career

In 1948, Purita Kalaw Ledesma founded the Art Association of the Philippines[4] and became president of the organization.[2] Kalaw Ledesma also managed the family real estate company, L. P. Kalaw, Inc.,[5] and attended a conference in Boston in that capacity in 1960.[6]

Books by Kalaw Ledesma include The Struggle for Philippine Art (1974, with Amadis Maria Guerrero); Edades: National Artist (1979, with Amadis Maria Guerrero, about Victorio Edades); The Biggest Little Room (1987, about the Philippine Art Gallery); and And Life Goes On (1994, an autobiography).[3][7][8][9] Her 1955 essay "A Critical Analysis of Modern Painting in the Philippines Today" is still considered an important text on the subject.[10] She also published a cookbook, Family Recipes, in the 1980s.[11]

Personal life and legacy

Purita Kalaw married Rafael Ledesma.[12] They had four daughters, Rita, Consuelo, Ada, and Lourdes. Kalaw Ledesma experienced a debilitating stroke in 2000 and died in April 2005, aged 91 years.[2]

In 2010 there was an exhibit of works by Filipino artists from Kalaw Ledesma's personal collection, held at the Ayala Museum in Makati.[13] There is a Purita Kalaw Ledesma Prize for Art Criticism, presented by the Ateneo Art Gallery and the Kalaw-Ledesma Foundation, "to foster critical public discussion about exhibitions and artworks."[14]

References

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Purita Kalaw Ledesma ou Purita Kalaw-Ledesma (Manille, 1914 — 2005) est une écrivaine et critique d'art philippine. Elle est la fondatrice de l'Art Association of the Philippines (en) en 1948.

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