Anita Magsaysay-Ho

[3] She was the only female member of the "Thirteen Moderns," a standing group of Filipino modernist artists, and in 1958 was chosen by a panel of experts as one of the six major painters of the country's history.

A cousin of Anita was Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay, whose father Exequiel was a brother of Ambrosio.

In 1958, the Manila Chronicle formed a panel of experts who decided that Magsaysay-Ho is one of the most significant painters to go down in the history of the Philippines.

[7] Most of her paintings deal with Filipina women performing tasks such as cooking, harvesting, and tending to farms and children.

[7] Magsaysay-Ho has revealed that she takes a liking to painting women who are at work in the fields as it shows their true strength.

Magsaysay-Ho's favorite medium to paint with was egg tempera as used in her earlier work, but the physical demands forced her to utilize other techniques.

In the 1950s, her work was exhibited in The Philippine Art Association (PAG) and grouped among other notable Neo-Realist artists.

A decade later, her work was inspired by Chinese calligraphy as she created objects found in nature by using ink blots.

[4] Finally, in the 1980s Magsaysay-Ho utilized green hues to portray fruits and vegetables that oftentimes resembled women.