Napoleon Abueva, father of modern Philippine sculpture, dies at 88
February 16, 2018 | 12:18pm
Napoleon Abueva was proclaimed as National Artist for Visual Arts in 1976, the youngest to receive such recognition at the age of 46. Napoleon Abueva/Facebook
MANILA, Philippines — National artist Napoleon Abueva, who is also known as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture, passed away at the age of 88 on Friday.
Abueva has been confined at the National Kidney Transplant Institute since December 31, according to his Facebook page.
The MET Museum in Manila has expressed its condolences to the family of Abueva through its Twitter account.
On January 28, the Abueva family, through the national artist's Facebook page, posted that they are in need of blood donors. He has been confined at the hospital while being treated for pneumonia.
Abueva was proclaimed as National Artist for Visual Arts in 1976, the youngest to receive such recognition at the age of 46.
He created several sculptures at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus including Magdangal and Nine Muses at the College of Arts and Letters, the checkpoint at University Avenue, and the double-sided crucifix and altar base at the Church of the Risen Lord. — Patricia Lourdes Viray
BrandSpace Articles
<
>
Philstar
- Latest
- Trending
Trending
Latest
Trending
By Ian Laqui | 9 hours ago
By Janvic Mateo | 1 day ago
By Dominique Nicole Flores | 9 hours ago
By Bella Cariaso | 1 day ago
Latest
By Janvic Mateo, Rhodina Villanueva | 3 hours ago
By Ghio Ong | 3 hours ago
By Romina Cabrera | 3 hours ago
By Elizabeth Marcelo | 3 hours ago
Recommended