5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About Pacita Abad
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5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About Pacita Abad
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By Paul Farrell Heavy BREAKING NEWS
During her career, Abad worked on canvas, paper, bark cloth, metal, ceramics and glass. Abad is credited with creating more than 4,500 works, according to her website. Her work has been displayed in more than 70 countries.
1. Following Her College Graduation, Abad ‘Never Stopped Traveling or Painting’
According to Abad’s profile on the U.S. Department of State website as part of its Art in Embassies cultural diplomacy program, following Abad’s graduation she “never stopped traveling or painting.” Abad is quoted as saying that while she was traveling she began to “paint the globe.” Abad lived on five continents and spent time in Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan and New Guinea.
Abad’s profile on Artsy says she was influenced in the 1970s by social realist painter Ben Shahn. That led Abad to create works that portrayed refugees and “urban street scenes.” Abad’s website says that following her graduation from college, she “never stopped being a gypsy.”
2. Abad Died in 2004 Following a Battle With Lung Cancer
Abad died in December 2004 following a battle with lung cancer at the age of 58, the Independent reported. Abad created her work on the Alkaff Bridge in Singapore a few weeks before her death. Abad’s sister, Victoria, told Channel News Asia in November 2018 that at the time Abad completed the bridge, she was in a wheelchair. Victoria Abad said, “She said to the doctor, ‘I’m going to die anyway, can’t I just finish the bridge? Why won’t you just let me work?’ She signed it at the end.
Abad is buried in the Fundacion Pacita Batanes Nature Lodge in Basco, Batanes.
Abad was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2001, according to The Kahimyang Project.
3. Abad Was Forced to Leave the Philippines Due to Her Activism Against the Country’s Dictator, Ferdinand Marcos
Abad’s Brooklyn Museum profile says she studied political science at the University of the Philippines, graduating in 1970.
That bio says that Abad left the Philippines because of her activism against the country’s dictator at the time, Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote in 2018 that it was Abad’s parents who forced her to travel to the United States.
4. Abad Married Twice During Her Life to George Kleiman & Jack Garrity
Abad was married for a period of time to fellow artist George Kleiman. It was Kleiman who introduced Abad to the artistic scene in San Francisco.
5. Abad Said She Felt She Had a ‘Social Responsibility … to Try to Make Our World a Little Better’
Although I have tried to raise awareness of these issues through my paintings, I know that it is but a small effort to help address these problems and so much more needs to be done.
#5FastFactsYouNeedTo KnowAboutPacitaAbad
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By Paul Farrell Heavy BREAKING NEWS
During her career, Abad worked on canvas, paper, bark cloth, metal, ceramics and glass. Abad is credited with creating more than 4,500 works, according to her website. Her work has been displayed in more than 70 countries.
1. Following Her College Graduation, Abad ‘Never Stopped Traveling or Painting’
According to Abad’s profile on the U.S. Department of State website as part of its Art in Embassies cultural diplomacy program, following Abad’s graduation she “never stopped traveling or painting.” Abad is quoted as saying that while she was traveling she began to “paint the globe.” Abad lived on five continents and spent time in Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan and New Guinea.
Abad’s profile on Artsy says she was influenced in the 1970s by social realist painter Ben Shahn. That led Abad to create works that portrayed refugees and “urban street scenes.” Abad’s website says that following her graduation from college, she “never stopped being a gypsy.”
2. Abad Died in 2004 Following a Battle With Lung Cancer
Abad died in December 2004 following a battle with lung cancer at the age of 58, the Independent reported. Abad created her work on the Alkaff Bridge in Singapore a few weeks before her death. Abad’s sister, Victoria, told Channel News Asia in November 2018 that at the time Abad completed the bridge, she was in a wheelchair. Victoria Abad said, “She said to the doctor, ‘I’m going to die anyway, can’t I just finish the bridge? Why won’t you just let me work?’ She signed it at the end.
Abad is buried in the Fundacion Pacita Batanes Nature Lodge in Basco, Batanes.
Abad was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2001, according to The Kahimyang Project.
3. Abad Was Forced to Leave the Philippines Due to Her Activism Against the Country’s Dictator, Ferdinand Marcos
Abad’s Brooklyn Museum profile says she studied political science at the University of the Philippines, graduating in 1970.
That bio says that Abad left the Philippines because of her activism against the country’s dictator at the time, Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote in 2018 that it was Abad’s parents who forced her to travel to the United States.
4. Abad Married Twice During Her Life to George Kleiman & Jack Garrity
Abad was married for a period of time to fellow artist George Kleiman. It was Kleiman who introduced Abad to the artistic scene in San Francisco.
5. Abad Said She Felt She Had a ‘Social Responsibility … to Try to Make Our World a Little Better’
Although I have tried to raise awareness of these issues through my paintings, I know that it is but a small effort to help address these problems and so much more needs to be done.