Marcos gets presidential painting from artist Lulu Coching
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. now has his very own presidential painting.
The Uniteam Facebook page on Thursday shared photos of the portrait created by artist Lulu Coching. It depicted Marcos wearing a barong with the Philippine flag behind him.
LOOK: Presidential painting of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. made by Lulu Coching Rodriguez. | ????UniTeam FB page via @annafelicia_ pic.twitter.com/daaTHaXgGQ
— GMA News (@gmanews) June 30, 2022
The photos were posted ahead of the presidential inauguration happening Thursday at 12 p.m.
Presidential portraits are traditionally displayed at the Malacañang Palace.
Coching, a renowned artist, also created portraits of past Philippine presidents like Benigno Aquino III, Joseph Estrada, Fidel V. Ramos, and Cory Aquino.
She also previously painted Manila Mayor Isko Moreno as a gift for his 46th birthday.
According to Google Arts and Culture, Lulu also did the portraits of first ladies like Amelita Martinez-Ramos, Trinidad De Leon-Roxas, Pacencia Hidalgo-Laurel, Luz Banzon-Magsaysay, and Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, and many others. These portraits are part of the Presidential Museum and Library collection. —Nika Roque/JCB, GMA News