A major decline in southwestern tourism began in 1929 after the stock market crashed, and sparked a worldwide depression. Artists working in New Mexico had a difficult time as the boom-and-bust tourist cycle again went bust. The federal government, along with private groups, lessened the adverse effects of the Great Depression by providing economic opportunities for artists and by subsidizing regional art traditions.
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