Nationality Hispanic | Name Felipe Archuleta | |
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Full Name Felipe Benito Archuleta Born 1910 Santa Cruz, New Mexico Died 1991, Tesuque, New Mexico, United States Books Scott Foresman Art 2005 Fine Art Prints Set a Grade K, Scott Foresman Art 2005 Fine Art Prints Set B Grade 2 Similar People Pablo Picasso, Edward Hicks, Joan Miro, Edouard Manet, John T Biggers | ||
Felipe Benito Archuleta (1910–1991) was an Hispanic artist who worked mostly in New Mexico. Felipe Benito Archuleta grew up poor. He left school at an early age to work as a field hand and later as a stonemason, cook, and for many years a carpenter. His Spanish heritage exposed him to "bulto" making, the shaping of wooden religious figures used in shrines. In 1967, unable to find work, Felipe prayed to God to alleviate his poverty and desperation. His subsequent religious awakening led to his work as a carver of animals. Felipe is best known for his animal sculptures that emphasize the ferocious nature of the animals he portrays by providing them with irregularly carved teeth, wide-eyed stares, and exaggerated snouts and genitals.
Archuleta carved his last major work in the Spring of 1987 due to suffering from arthritis.
