Artist
Patrociño Barela
born Bisbee, AZ ca. 1900-died Canon, NM 1964
- Also known as
- Patrocino Barela
- Patrocinio Barela
- Born
- Bisbee, Arizona, United States
- Died
- Cañon, New Mexico, United States
- Active in
- Taos, New Mexico, United States
- Biography
Patrocinio Barela started out as a carver of bultos (religious sculptures), depicting traditional figures of saints, but later focused on subjects that were more expressive of his everyday experiences and feelings. Barela, who spent most of his life as a wood carver in Taos, New Mexico, worked from 1936 to 1943 under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.
Hispanic-American Art (brochure, Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art)