Larry Alcala

Si **Lauro Zarate Alcala** (Agosto 18, 1926 - Hunyo 24, 2002), midbid sa bansag na **Larry Alcala**,  sarong Bikolanong kartonista asin ilustrador na bantog na gayo kan saiyang mga karikaturang editoryal tituladong *Slice of Life* na nagluwas nin halawig na mga taon sa *Weekend Magazine*. Ngunyan na 2018, gagawadan siya kan pinakahalangkaw na pagmidmid bilang Pambanwang Artista para sa Biswal na Arte huli sa saiyang nagin ambag.  

Sa gabos-gabos na, sa 56 na taon kan saiyang karerang propesyonal, siya nakapaluwas asin nakamukna nin sobra sa 500 na karton karakter, 20 komik strip, 6 na pelikula, 2 mural asin 15,000 na pahinang napalaman sa mga peryodiko asin magasin.

## Kaamayan kan buhay asin edukasyon

Namundag si Alcala kan Agosto 18, 1926 sa Daraga, Albay sa mag-agom na Ernesto Alcala asin Elpidia Zarate. An napangagom niya iyo si Guadalupe Valdes asin sinda nagkaigwang tolong aki.

Si Alcala nagtapos sa Unibersidad kan Filipinas na an kinuang kurso Fine Arts kan taon 1950 asin nagtaong kagianan nanggad sa saiyang pag'adal ta tina'wan siyang scholarship ni Ramon Roces, an tagapaglagda kan peryodikong Manila Times. Dangan kan 1975, nagawaran siya kan Australian Cultural Award na may kalakip pang travel study grant.

## Karera

Poon 1951 hanggan 1981, siya nagtukdo sa U.P, asin kan magretiro kan 1981 pinatukaw siya bilang kag'ataman kan Departamento nin Komunikasyon Biswal kan nasabing unibersidad.

Nagpoon siyang magin dibuhista sa edad pa sanang 17 orawang siya nag'aadal ta sige an guhit niya nin mga komiks para sa Liwayway mala ta an pinakaenot niyang karikatura sa komiks, an Islaw Palitaw na pinaluwas kan 1946-1948 sa Liwayway, ginibong pelikula. An dakulang nakaimpluensya sa arte niya iyo an Amerikanong karikaturistang si Al Capp.

## Sumada kan saiyang napalagdang mga obra

*International Cartoons, Athens, Greece (1980)
*Salon of Cartoons, Montreal, Canada (1980)
*Laugh and Live, Life Today (1981-2002)
*Slice of Life, Weekend (1980-1986), Sunday Tribune (1986-1987), Sunday Times (1987-1995), Philstar (1995-2002)
*Bing Bang Bung, Pilipino Funny Komiks (1978-1989)
*Asiong Aksaya, Daily Express, Tagalog Klasiks (1976-1984)
*Mod-Caps, Mod Magazine (1974-2002)
*Snickerteens, TSS Magazine (1973-1984)
*Smolbateribols, Darna Komiks (1972-1984)
*Siopawman, Daily Express (1972-1983, 2002)
*Kalambogesyons, Pinoy Komiks (1966-1972)
*Congressman Kalog, Aliwan Komiks (1966-1972)
*Barrio Pogspak, Holiday Komiks (1966-1972)
*Project 13, Pioneer Komiks (1966-1972)
*Loverboy, Redondo Komiks (1964-1969)
*Cartoon Feature, Asia Magazine (1963)
*Mang Ambo, Weekly Graphic (1963-1965), Weekly Nation (1965-1972) Manila Standard (1993-1998)
*This Business of Living, Weekly Graphic (1951-1965), Weekly Nation (1965-1972)
*Best Cartoons from Abroad, New York, USA (1955-1956)
*Tipin, Hiwaga Komiks (1951-1965)
*Kalabog en Bosyo, Pilipino Komiks (1949-1983), Manila times (1984-1995)
*Islaw Palitaw (1946-1948)
*A Cover for Asiaweek Magazine, February 10, 1984
*A Cartoon Mural for the Philippine Village Hotel 
*A Mural for the Philippine Commission on Audit
*Contributions for Duty Free 
*Contributions for Jollibee restaurant
*Caricatures and Cartoons, Private collections
*Cover designs, brochures and catalogs, University of the Philippines
*San Miguel Corporation Calendar, 1983
*SPIC Cartoonists Exhibit on Wheels, 1967 Society of Philippine Illustrators and Cartoonists (SPIC)
*Asiong Aksaya TV show, Energy Conservation Movement of the Philippines, 1977

## Mga ambag sa edukasyon kan Filipinas

*Introduced the first college degree course on Commercial Design in the Philippines, 1953
*Introduced the first 8&nbsp;mm film production of animated cartoons in Visual Communications course, 1972
*Chairman Department of Visual Communications, University of the Philippines, 1978-1981
*Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1976-1979
*Associate Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1971-1976
*Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1962-1970
*Instructor, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1951-1962

## Mga eksibit na karton

*1999 Larry Alcala & Friends: Cartoons and Caricatures Show, The Westin Philippine Plaza, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, 
*1998 Larry Alcala, Life and Times of a Cartoonist, Museo Pambata Foundation, Inc.
*1998 Cartoon Festival, Seoul, Korea
*1995 Asian Cartoonist Exhibition and Symposium, Japan 
*1995 Slices of Larry’s Art, SM Megamall Art Center & Liongoren Art Gallery
*1993 Cartoons, Solo exhibit, San Jose & San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
*1991 Cartoons, Group exhibit, Japan
*1990 ASEAN Cartoonist Exhibit, Tokyo, Japan
*1989 Cartoon Exhibit, China
*1988 Slices of Life Part 2, Art Association of Bacolod Gallery
*1987 Slices of Life Here and Abroad, Hyatt Regency Manila
*1987 Cartoons, Group exhibit, Hiroshima, Japan
*1986 Cartoons, Solo exhibit, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
*1985 Cartoons, Group exhibit, Chicago, San Francisco & Los Angeles, U.S.A.
*1984 1st Asian Cartoonist Conference, Hiroshima, Japan 
*1984 Larry Alcala’s First One-Man Exhibition, Heritage Art Center
*1982 SKP Exhibit in Australia

## Kahamanan sa lantad nin peryodismo

*Art Director, Weekly Nation, 1965-1972
*Editorial Cartoonist and Illustrator, Weekly Graphic, 1961-1964
*TV Art Consultant, Citizens Award for Television (CCMM) 1971-1972
*TV Animated Cartoon Commercial for Darigold Milk, 1969
*Art Consultant, U.P. Public Affairs TV, Channel 13, 1963-1964
*Design artist, Mobil Philippines, 1961-1962
*Supervising Animator, Universal Animated Productions, 1959-1960
*Movie Consultant, Kalabog and Bosyo,1986
*Movie Consultant, Asiong Aksaya, GP Productions, 1977
*Movie Consultant, Kalabog and Bosyo, Sampaguita Pictures, 1957
*Movie Consultant, Tipin, Sampaguita Pictures, 1956
*Scriptwriter, Dos por Dos, Channel 2, 1974
*Advertising Artist, Pan Pacific Advertising, 1948-1949

## Mga inapilan na kasararoan

*Adviser, Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas (SKP), 1989-2002
*President, Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas (SKP), 1979- 1989
*President, Art Directors Club of the Philippines, 1963-1964
*Vice President, Society of Philippine Illustrators and Cartoonists (SPIC) 1962-1963

## Mga gawad, pasib asin pagmidbid

*U.P. College of Fine Arts
*The Board of Directors of the U.P. Alumni Association, 
*The Office of the Mayor of the City of Manila, Philippines
*The Philippine Board on Books for Young People ( PBBY )
*The Archdiocese of Manila Catholic Press Awards
*The Citizens' Council for Mass Media 1970 CAM Awards 
*The Komiks Operation Brotherhood, Inc. (Komopeb)  (Life Achievement Award)
*Samahan ng mga Manunulat, Artist, at Patnugot at mga Manggagawa sa Komiks
*SPIC-NPC Annual Art Awards
*The Society of Philippine Illustrators and Cartoonists
*The Society of Philippine Illustrators and Cartoonists (3rd SPIC Annual Art Awards)
*The Galleria Bernice L
*The U.P. College of Fine Arts Alumni Foundation, Inc.
*The University of the Philippines Alumni Association
*The Philippine Council of Industrial Editors
*The United Artists and Core Corporation, the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. 
*Operation Smile 
*The Bureau of Land Transportation 
*The Safety Organization of the Philippines, Inc. 
*The Veterans Memorial Medical Center Diabetes Association 
*The University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City 
*The Positive Artists Group  (Pamana award) 
*The U.P. College of Fine Arts 
*The University of the Philippines (Service Award, 25 years of service)
*Caltex and D.O.S.T 
*Philips -Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Parol Festïval 1986 
*The National Manpower and Youth Council Office of Vocational Preparation 
*The Department of Laboratories Veterans Memorial Medical Center 
*NAFC, DECS, DENR, DA 
*The Gawad CCP Para sa Telebisyon sa Taong 1988
*St. Patrick Commercial Appreciation Award 
*The National Environmental Protection Council Awards 
*The City of Bacolod 
*Caltex-DECS-DOST Science Art Contest

## Piggawadan kan National Artist for Visual Arts

Kan Oktobre 24, 2018, si Alcala piggawadan postuma kan titulong "National Artist for Visual Arts" sa sarong seremonya ginibo sa Rizal Ceremonial Hall of Malacanang Palace na pinangenotan ni dating Presidente Rodrigo Duterte atendido kan mga hariging lataw sa kultura asin arte. Anom pang ibang mga pigurang prominente sa kultura an naduholan kan siring man na gawad: Ramon Muzones, postuma (literatura), Francisco Manosa (Arkitektura),Kidlat Tahimik (Eric de Guia) Cinema, Resil Mojares (Ramon Santos Musika, asin Ryan Cayabyab Musika. 

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