From left to right: Guillermo Gómez Rivera, Edmundo Farolán
Date
From left to right: 2018, 2016
Item Source
From left to right:
https://search.lib.umich.edu/catalog/record/017607200
https://search.lib.umich.edu/catalog/record/017607234
Description
The book cover of La nueva Babilonia, above on the left, is a detail from the painting Comprador (“Buyer”) by Pablo Baens Santos from 1978, which is on display at the National Museum of the Philippines. In black and white, two male figures in suits dominate the upper half of the cover, grinning and waving money, representing politicians from the Philippines and the US exchanging money. The dark-skinned figures frowning underneath them represent the Filipino masses. The book cover of Hexalogía teatral, above on the right, is a detail from the mural Filipino Struggles through History by Carlos "Botong" Francisco, one of the Philippine National Artists for Visual Arts. The mural was installed originally in the Manila City Hall in 1968, but was later transferred to the National Museum and was declared a National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines in 1998. In light greys and browns, the cover shows figures bearing spears, rifles, and cutlasses, heading for the right side of the cover as if into battle. The central figure on the cover is Andrés Bonifacio, the founder of the Katipunan, the independence movement that led the popular revolt against Spain. He wears a long shirt tucked into a belt with a pistol. His arms stretch off either side of the cover so you cannot see his hands, but his mouth is open as if speaking. He appears to be leading the charge.
