Helmuth Naumer

In 1933, during the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed various park buildings in Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument including a visitor centre as part of the federal Works Progress Administration's employment program.

[3] Naumer together with Pablita Velarde and E. J. Austin were commissioned by the National Park Service to create works for the newly built visitor centre exhibits.

[4] In the 1940s, Naumer settled on an artists' community called San Sebastian Ranch in the Santa Fe area on land purchased by Harper Henry from the painter Fremont Ellis.

Naumer's pastels often use a dark background, which give the drawings an appearance of glowing, bringing out the vivid colors of the local landscapes and sky.Naumer was a professional artist recognized as one of the major painters of the Santa Fe school.

[13][14] On June 2, 2016, Naumer was honored by the United States Postal Service when his painting "Administration Building, Frijoles Canyon" at Bandelier National Monument was used as a "Forever" Postage Stamp.