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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.
The monument is located atop the archway of Eternal Gardens Memorial Park, a private cemetery in Barangay 158 (Libis Baesa). The 10 m (33 ft) steel and bronze monument, designed by National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva, stands on a 3.6 m (12 ft) concrete pedestal. [33] [34
The outer side is covered with 19 high relief sculptures by National Artist Napoleon Abueva, and alternates depictions of the war with 18 bronze insignia of USAFFE Division units by Talleres de Maximo Vicente, Leonides Valdez, and Angel Sampra and Sons. [5] Each bronze insignia has a flagstaff for the flags of each division. [8]
MWSS agreed but requested that the fountain be replicated. The company commissioned National Artist Napoleon Abueva to replicate the original Carriedo Fountain in the spot where it was relocated. Abueva worked for one year using plaster as the primary material to create a rendition that would not be suspected as a replica. [1]
The sculpture of the Virgin Mary as the Our Lady of EDSA, Queen of Peace is a prominent feature of the EDSA Shrine. The committee behind the construction of the EDSA Shrine commissioned sculptor Virginia Ty-Navarro for the sculpture. Napoleon Abueva was initially considered for the sculpture design but Abueva was recovering from a stroke at ...
The Centerpiece Sculpture of the Crucified and Risen Christ of the Church of the Holy Sacrifice by Napoleon Abueva. The fifteen murals depicting the Stations of the Cross that adorn the circular walls are by Vicente Manansala assisted by Ang Kiukok. The fifteenth mural of the "Resurrection of Christ" is on the wall of the sacristy.
Concrete Sculpture "Anito" by NA Arturo Luz; Steel Sculpture "Grid' by NA Arturo Luz; Painting "Pagdiriwang" by NA Jose T. Joya; Carved Wooden Furniture by NA Napoleon Abueva [75] 2022: Sheikh Karim-ul Makhdum Mosque Simunul, Tawi-Tawi: 1380: Known as the birthplace of Islam in the Philippines built by Arab trader and missionary Makhdum Karim ...
Sculptors Napoleon Abueva and Abdulmari Imao, landscape artist Ildefonso Santos and writer Alejandro Roces where involved in the creation of the monument. All four are already recognized as National Artists of the Philippines at the time of the monument's conception.