Napoleon abueva sculptures
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Napoleon abueva sculptures
Napoleon Abueva
Filipino sculptor
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Veloso and the surname or paternal family name is Abueva.
Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018) was known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture" Through Proclamation No.
1539. He was proclaimed National Artist for Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, making him the youngest recipient of the award to date.
Biography and career
Billy Abueva, as he was fondly called, was born in Tagbilaran, Bohol, to Teodoro Lloren Abueva, born in Duero, Bohol, a Bohol congressman and Purificación González Veloso, born in Cebu, president of the Women's Auxiliary Service.[1] Abueva had six other brothers and sisters: Teodoro Jr., Purificacion, José, Amelia Martinez, Teresita Floro, and Antonio.[2] Born Esabelio Veloso Abueva, he was named after the younger sister of his paternal grandmother, Isabel.[3]
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