Los Cinco Pintores was Santa Fe's first Modernist art group and produced works that depicted specifically American subjects such as the New Mexico landscape, local adobe architecture and Native American ceremonial dances. Bakos was also an accomplished carver and made copies of Spanish Colonial furniture and doors. In 1923 Bakos married another artist, Teresa Bakos, and they spent a good portion of their lives together.
The group known as Los Cinco Pintores in Santa Fe pioneered modern art with pieces that showcased American subjects like the New Mexico terrain, local architecture, and Native American rituals. Bakos was also a talented woodworker who crafted copies of Spanish Colonial furniture and doors. The artist married fellow creative Teresa Bakos in 1923 and spent their lives together.