In celebration, in praise of artist Anita Magsaysay-Ho; 97
By: Sonia Ner
Philippine Daily Inquirer
3:22 am | Sunday, May 6th, 2012
To know Anita is to love her.
Aside from her immense talent, artist Anita Magsaysay-Ho
was a gentle, unassuming, generous and kind lady. She was not only a great
artist but also a great person. Those who had the privilege of knowing her
deeply mourn her passing on Saturday. She was 97.
As editor of the book, “In Praise of Women” by Alfredo
Roces, I had to interview Magsaysay-Ho many times over. For most Mondays from
February to June 2005, I spent a good part of the day with her in her seaside
condominium unit. Still blessed with good health and excellent memory then, she
gifted me and my colleague Din Din Araneta with spontaneous and unstructured
commentaries on a good number of her paintings.
As our sessions with her progressed, we got to
know more of her. When asked for comments on people who
faked her works and signed her name, she said, “Maybe they need the money.”
When asked what we should tell people who paid top
prices for what were passed off as authentic Anitas, she simply
said, “Please tell them they are good art pieces, but they are not
by me.”
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