<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Amihan, Mulawin, Duero </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Teodoro Abueva Purificacion Veloso </Td> </Tr> <P> Napoleón Isabelo Veloso Abueva (born January 26, 1930), more popularly known as Napoleón Abueva, is a Filipino artist . 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 was awarded National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts . </P> <P> Napoleon Abueva, nicknamed Billy, was born on January 26, 1930 in Tagbilaran, Bohol to Teodoro Abueva, a Bohol congressman and Purificacion (Nena) Veloso, president of the Women's Auxiliary Service . </P>

Father of modern sculpture in the philippines and his contribution