Nilikha ni napoleon abueva biography in english

Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva (January 26, – February 16, ) was known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture" Through Proclamation No. He was proclaimed National Artist for Sculpture in when he was 46, making him the youngest recipient of the award to date.

Post a Comment. Araling Pinoy. Dedicated to Mellec Computer Center Clients. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the first and only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts.

He ended his career as a Congressman in Both of Abueva's parents died serving their country.

Napoleón Isabelo Veloso-Abueva (born January 26, ), more popularly known as Napoleón Abueva, is a Filipino artist.

Abueva has six other brothers and sisters: Teodoro Teddy , Jr. Ramon Binamira dec. In , at the height of the Second World War, Napoleon Abueva became an unwilling victim of the atrocities of the Japanese. With his father, a leader in the underground movement, and his mother in the women's Auxiliary group, the family was hunted.

His parents were captured, tortured, and killed in Valencia. Billy was then only 14 years old, but this did not spare him from the brutality of the invaders. He accompanied his grandmother to Ilaya, Duero where they were captured by some Japanese soldiers.