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Pacita Abad

1946 - 2004

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Pacita Barsana Abad (October 5, 1946 – December 7, 2004) was an Ivatan and Filipino-American artist. Her more than 30-year painting career began when she traveled to the United States to undertake graduate studies in Spain. She exhibited her work in over 200 museums, galleries and other venues, including 75 solo shows, around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pacita Abad has received more than 608,967 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Pacita Abad is the 2,007th most popular painter (down from 1,701st in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 84th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Filipino Painter.

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  • 36.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Pacita Abad ranks 2,007 out of 2,023. Before her are Lauren Faust, Thomas Kinkade, Viktor Lyapkalo, Frederick McCubbin, Marc Quinn, and Laurel Holloman. After her are Alfred Freddy Krupa, Leslie Ward, Kara Walker, Jenny Saville, Nalini Malani, and Shamsia Hassani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Pacita Abad ranks 809. Before her are Malcolm Rifkind, Christopher Malcolm, Ed Schafer, Mike Doyle, Tim Johnson, and Johnny Crawford. After her are Don Chaney, Bill Forsyth, Ron Boone, Bobby Rush, Terry Hart, and William Frederick Fisher. Among people deceased in 2004, Pacita Abad ranks 336. Before her are Salvador Laurel, June Maston, Albeiro Usuriaga, Mikael Ljungberg, Alphonso Ford, and Malika Pukhraj. After her are Brock Adams, Ken Downing, Kamala Markandaya, Arturo Tolentino, Hicham Zerouali, and Terje Bakken.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Pacita Abad ranks 98 out of 155. Before her are Arnel Pineda (1967), Charmane Star (1979), Joey Santiago (1965), Nora Aunor (1953), Brillante Mendoza (1960), and Manny Villar (1949). After her are Jose W. Diokno (1922), Bella Poarch (1997), Tito Sotto (1948), Vanessa Lachey (1980), Fernando Lopez (1904), and Laidback Luke (1976).

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Among PAINTERS In Philippines

Among painters born in Philippines, Pacita Abad ranks 2. Before her are Juan Luna (1857). After her are Satine Phoenix (1980).

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