1. Hispanics and the New Deal
By Cristen Pizzimenti

2.  The Federal
Government
encouraged
Hispanics to pursue
artistic endeavors
through Programs
such as the Works
Progress
Administration.
Roswell Morning
Dispatch, August
5, 1938

3. WPA Art Center in Roswell, New Mexico
Art exhibits were established in
Roswell, New Mexico highlighting
Hispanic culture.

4. WPA Art Center in Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell Morning
Dispatch, July 10,
Art was encouraged as a
1938
means to revitalize the local
economy of New Mexico.

5.  Government
agencies, such as
the Civilian
Conservation Corps
(CCC), offered
Hispanics a variety
of employment
opportunities.
Manual of Occupational Specifications,
Federal Works Agency

6. El Cerito, San Miguel County, New Mexico, The WPA Road
Employ Men From All the Villages

7. Application of Monthly Earnings, Federal
Works Agency
 New Deal programs drew much-needed attention to New
Mexico. The local villages tried to blend their communal
style with government’s bureaucratic ways.

8. Wall Decoration, Elizabeth Boyd, The Holy Trinity, Juan Amadeo
Roswell Museum and Art Center Sanchez

9.  The New Deal
projects present in
New Mexico offered
women new
possibilities. There
was a prominent call
to return to
traditional activities,
such as weaving
crafts.
Spanish American Woman Carding
Wool at WPA (Works Progress
Administration) Project,

10. Holy Family, Patrocinio Resurrection, Patrocinio
Barela
Barela