Philippine National Artist Napoleon Abueva was born on January 26, 1930 in Bohol. The sculptor -- whose works include the double crucifix inside the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, and the Transfiguration, a towering Christ figure at the Eternal Gardens Memorial Park in Caloocan City -- studied at the UP School of Fine Arts under Guillermo Tolentino.
He later became dean of the UP College of Fine Arts. Abueva was named a National Artist in sculpture in 1977.
by Cyril L. Bonabente, Inquirer Research
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