 He spent most of his career in Colorado, with a year (1946-7) teaching at the University of Missouri and several years after that teaching at another Missouri university.The post office murals were funded by the New Deal Section of Fine Art program; the Red Cloud mural was painted in 1941 and the Manitou Springs one, "Hunters red and White," in 1942.In the course of creating "Hunters Red and White," Archie developed the signature egg tempera/colored pencil technique that he used for smaller paintings throughout the rest of his life.