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VITALIS AND THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY
Much like his neighbors in Plestin-les-Grèves, the Philippine
Embassy in Paris is fortunate enough to own a Marcario Vitalis painting. Donated to the Embassy by the artist in 1963, the painting— Bayanihan, an explosion of colors and recalls idyllic farm life in the Philippines—is displayed prominently at the official Residence of the Ambassador at 17bis Avenue Foch at the 16e Arrondissement and never fails to draw the admiration of those who see it.
Figure 221. 18 January 1963, Philippine Embassy in Paris, France. L-R: Philippine Chargé d’Affaires Amb. Felipe Mabilangan, Sr. with artist, Macario Vitalis. (Photo / Ada Ledesma Mabilangan)
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