Felipe Benito Archuleta (1910–1991) was a 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]

Archuleta carved his last major work in the Spring of 1987 due to suffering from arthritis.^[4]

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