biography of Patrocinio BARELA (1908-1964)
Birth place: Bisbee, AZ
Death place: Canon, NM
Addresses: Taos, NM
Profession: Sculptor
Studied: Self-taught
Exhibited: MoMA, 1936; WFNY, 1939; AIC, 1940.
Work: Univ. Mus., Phila.
Comments: Barela began carving religious figures in wood in 1931 and worked with the WPA/FAP from 1936-43. He died in a studio fire.
Sources: WW40; Fort, The Figure in American Sculpture, 176 (w/repro.)