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Patrocino Barela

Patrocino Barela (1908 - 1964) was active/lived in New Mexico, Arizona.  Patrocino Barela is known for Hispanic mod-folk sculptor.

Patrociño Barela emerged in 1936 as one of America's most important artists when he was featured in a show of Federal Art Project artists in New York's Museum of Modern Art. He was the first Mexican-American artist to receive such a high degree of recognition. His carvings in native juniper wood depict deep psychological and mystical insights into the human condition.

The poet William Carlos Williams wrote of Barela,"... for wholehearted depth of purpose his figures have a comment to make on the age which is like a breath of fresh air."

When Barela made his debut on the national scene, he was hailed by "Time Magazine" as the "discovery of the year". The "New York Times" cited his work for showing "real force... there is crude, honest, personal expression in the small carvings". The Museum of Modern Art proclaimed him the "most dramatic discovery made in American art for the past several years".
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Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

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.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Patrocino Barela available:    James Butler,  Kenneth Miller Adams,  Joseph Fleck,  Truman Bolinger,  Steve Devenyns,  Gerald Ira Diamond Cassidy,  Henry Cornelius Balink,  Paul Kethley,  George Dick,  Wilson Hurley,  Frank DiVita,  Emil Bisttram,  Ben Turner,  William Harry (Bill) Ahrendt,  Sheldon Parsons,  Carl Redin,  Clark Bronson,  Paul Calle,  Kim Mackey,  George Carlson,  Karmel Timmons,  Joe Abbrescia,  Grant Macdonald,  Dan Bodelson

Sales Stats

.   47 auction records.