Patrociño Barela, Bulto- Hope or the Four stages of Man, c.1940, Wood, Overall: 16 1/8 x 7 1/16 in. (41 x 18 cm), Courtesy of WPA

Tradition

Santero Woodcarving

Devotional wood carving tradition of Northern New Mexico.

Generational, workshop-taught

AUG 2026

Old and New Santos, Same Room

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.