• Collection Overview
New Deal Nuevomexicano and Decorative Arts​

Collection Overview

The decorative arts created through the state’s mid-1930s New Deal programs helped forge a distinct New Mexican visual culture and identity. The work of the New Mexico Federal Art Project, the National Youth Administration, and the state’s vocational education program to stimulate a resurgence of waning Spanish Colonial artistic traditions, promote Hispano craftsmanship, and perpetuate historical Nuevomexicano designs has had a long-lasting impact.

Gallup’s New Deal decorative arts collection includes hand-crafted wood furniture, tinwork light fixtures, tilework, and wall paintings. These objects are currently divided between the historic McKinley County Courthouse and the Octavia Fellin Public Library. This exhibit will focus on the furniture and light fixtures, highlighting representative examples from the collection. For more information about the Courthouse’s decorative wall paintings, visit The Art and Artists of “The Indian New Deal” exhibit. 

A note on “Hispano” and “Nuevomexicano.”
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A painting of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, collared shirt, and work apron holding a mug. Standing next to and just behind him is a woman wearing a shawl draped over her head and shoulders and holding a large vase. Both figures are positioned behind a tall wooden barrel filled to the brim with clear blue water. The background is an abstract blend of red, blue, and yellow colors.
Eliseo Rodriguez
Quenching Their Thirst
About 1936–1939
Oil on masonite
18” W x 24” H
A photograph of a decorative, square-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. One side of the light fixture is fully visible, with a glass plate framed by a blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a decorative, rectangle-shaped light fixture hanging from a white tiled ceiling. Two sides of the light fixture are visible. Each side is a glass plate framed by a light blue and red-painted decorative silver metal border with geometric embellishments in triangular, half-circle and bird shapes.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Tinwork Light
About 1930s
12” W x 17” H
A photograph of a tall, brown, intricately carved wooden cabinet seen at a slight angle. The front doors of the cabinet each have the same design: their bottom halves are engraved with a criss-cross design, and their top halves feature two sets of carved vertical spindles, one stacked on top of the other. Between the doors, a narrow panel also carved with a criss-cross pattern runs the height of the cabinet. The side of the cabinet can be glimpsed and can be seen to have two stacked sets of spindles on top, with an unembellished panel on bottom. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
42¼” W x 71½” H x 18” D
A photograph of a tall brown wooden cabinet seen from the front at a slight angle with ornate carvings on its two doors. Each door has the same design: a panel divided in half width-wise with a rectangular floral motif set within a scallop-edged border on the bottom half and a plant with curling leaves and a large bud on top. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
47¾” W x 72” H x 17¾” D
A photograph of a brown wooden cabinet with two doors featuring intricate carvings and slatted upper panels. The lower panel of each door displays circular, floral-like designs framed by scallop-edged borders. The cabinet stands on four short legs on a gray carpet. The background is a plain white wall.
by Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Trastero
About 1930s
Pine
48¼” W x 51” H x 18¼” D
A photograph of a wooden chair pictured straight-on with carved patterns and geometric cutout designs on the rails of the backrest and skirt of the seat. The chair features armrests in the shape of slight S-curves and has an overall rustic, handcrafted style. It is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Chair
About 1930s
Pine
23” W x 35” H x 18¾” D
A photograph from the front of a round-topped wooden table with a square base. The base is embellished with upper and lower stretcher bars that are decorated with straight carved lines and geometric cut-outs. Two geometrically patterned spindles are inserted vertically between the stretcher bars. The table has a natural wood finish, highlighting its craftsmanship. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Table
About 1930s
Pine
22” W x 29¼” H x 22” D with 34” diameter top
A small, honey-colored wooden console table with a rectangular top, and single drawer featuring a decorative carving and round knob. The bottom line edge and its legs are slightly curved. The legs and are connected by a stretcher bar embellished with a carved chain-like design. The table stands on a beige-tiled floor. The background is a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s), likely Elidio Gonzales
Console Table
About 1930s
Pine
32” W x 27” H x 14¾” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen from straight on. The bench has a simple yet decorative design with many of its surfaces, including the rails of its backrest, skirt of its seat, and base spacer bar, carved with fine fines. The simplicity and symmetry of this design highlights the five uniquely-shaped splats of the backrest. Each splat has top and bottom tulip-like shapes which mirror each other, a band that looks something like an equal sign placed between them. The bench has armrests and sits on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D
A photograph of a golden-colored, rectangular wooden bench seen at a slight angle and ornately decorated with intricate carvings. The backrest and skirt of the bench are lined with six splats in distinctive hourglass designs. The designs have a diamond shape in between two step-edged triangles, one on top and one bottom, mirroring each other. The rails of the backrest and the spacer bars of the base are decorated with more triangular and stepped, zig-zag-like carvings. Even the bench's armrests have stepped carvings at their front ends. The bench is placed on a beige-tiled floor against a plain white wall.
Uncredited Hispano Artist(s)
Bench
About 1930s
Pine
60” W x 33 1/2” H x 20” D

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