Anastacio Tanchanco Caedo

Place: Batangas City

Born: 1907

Death: 1990

Biography:

Anastacio Tanchanco Caedo was a Filipino sculptor born in Batangas City, Philippines in 1907. He was known for his classical realist style in the tradition of his mentor, Guillermo Tolentino. Caedo's best known works include the MacArthur Landing site in Palo Red Beach, Leyte; the Benigno Aquino Monument in Makati; the Bonifacio Monument in Pugad Lawin, Balintawak; and numerous statues of Jose Rizal, most notably the ones displayed in Philippine embassies throughout the world. He produced numerous commissioned representational sculptures mainly monuments of national heroes and successful Filipino politicians, businessmen, and educators. Caedo is also notable for having refused the honor of being awarded a National Artist of the Philippines in 1983, 1984, and 1986. He died in 1990.