Patrociño Barela, portrait. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Public Domain.

Person

Patrocinio Barela

Santero woodcarver whose 1936 show introduced Taos carving to MoMA.

1900 – 1964

AUG 2026

A Taos Public Library series is showing contemporary santero work next to historical pieces — the same juxtaposition Patrocinio Barela forced on a skeptical MoMA in 1936.