Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio was a Filipino American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental. His heritage was Hispanic, Filipino, and Chinese. Between the ages of eight and thirteen, he attended school in England. At age fourteen, he moved to the United States. Ossorio attended Portsmouth Priory in Rhode Island, graduating in 1934. From 1934 to 1938, he studied fine art at Harvard University and then continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. He became an American citizen in 1933 and served as a medical illustrator in the United States Army during World War II.
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Works in Collection
5 works
Exhibitions
5 exhibitionsOct 04, 1961 – Nov 12, 1961
The Art of Assemblage
144 artists · 1 curator
Nov 20, 1962 – Jan 13, 1963
Recent Acquisitions
77 artists
Jun 28, 1967 – Sep 24, 1967
The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
107 artists · 2 curators
Mar 27, 1968 – Jun 09, 1968
Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage
94 artists · 1 curator
Jun 18, 1969 – Oct 05, 1969
The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation
43 artists · 2 curators