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.[1] His Spanish heritage exposed him to "bulto" making, the shaping of wooden religious figures used in shrines.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3]
Felipe Benito Archuleta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Felipe Benito Archuleta August 23, 1910 |
| Died | 1991 (81 years old) |
| Nationality | American |
Archuleta carved his last major work in the Spring of 1987 due to suffering from arthritis.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - "Great and Mighty Things": Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection". philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^ "Felipe Archuleta - Artist, Fine Art, Auction Records, Prices, Biography for Felipe Benito Archuleta". Askart.com. 2002-01-18. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ a b "Felipe Archuleta / American Art". Americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ Rosenak, Chuck and Jan (1990). Museum of International Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Folk Art and Artists. New York: Abbeville. p. 36. ISBN 1558590412.
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