Jose Blanco, Angono folk muralist, dies; 76

MANILA, Philippines—Jose V. Blanco, the muralist and National Artist nominee known for richly colorful and celebratory works of the Tagalog pastorale, passed away Thursday morning. The master was 76.
Blanco, whose “folk realism” helped nourish a town’s artistic heritage with works spanning almost four decades, and who went on to beget a family of prolific painters, [...]