National Artist Napoleon Abueva, 88
National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon V. Abueva, the father of Modern Philippine Sculpture—passed away on Friday, Feb. 16. He was 88.
According to his Facebook page, Mr. Abueva had been confined since New Year’s Eve at the National Kidney Transplant Institute where he was being treated for pneumonia.
On Jan. 31, his family posted on Facebook saying that Mr. Abueva needed blood donors after undergoing bladder surgery.
Born on Jan. 26, 1930, in Bohol, Mr. Abueva had, among his most prominent works, the Blood Compact Monument in his home province, the Transfiguration Sculpture at the Eternal Gardens Cemetery in Caloocan, the Sunburst sculpture at the Manila Peninsula in Makati, and the Teodoro M. Kalaw bronze statue at the National Library.
At 46, he became the youngest artist to receive the National Artist Award.
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