Will Shuster
William Howard Shuster Jr. (1893–1969) was an American painter, sculptor and teacher.
Will Shuster | |
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| Born | William Howard Shuster Jr. November 26, 1893 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1969 (aged 75) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Resting place | Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | John Sloan |
| Alma mater | Drexel Institute |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Zozobra |
| Movement | Los Cinco Pintores |
Youth
Shuster was born November 26, 1893, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the second of three children.[1]
He served in the U.S. Army during World War I in France, where he developed tuberculosis after being gassed.[2] He would receive a disability pension thereafter.
New Mexico
In 1920, Shuster moved to New Mexico[3] to improve his health and became friends with the small but growing arts community. Shuster made money doing ironwork and painting to supplement the pension.[4] In 1921, he became a member of Los Cinco Pintores ("the five painters"), and showed throughout Santa Fe and the rest of the country with the group.
Oeuvre
His artwork is in the permanent collections of the Stark Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Delaware Art Museum, Newark Museum, and New Mexico Museum of Art.[5]
- undated — Senator Bronson Cutting (bronze bust)
- undated — Avanyu 1
- undated — Avanyu 2
- undated — Prayer for the Hunt
- undated — Portrait of Teresa Bakos
- undated — 40th Wedding Anniversary
- October 1922 — The Eve of Saint Francis
- 1924 — Zozobra, a giant puppet now burned every year in effigy, and symbolizing the gloom of the passing year.
- 1927 — New Mexico Mountain Scene
- 1928 — Portrait of John Sloan
- 1929 —The Santo Domingo - Corn Dance
- c. 1930 — Trees at Canyoncito
- c. 1934 — Eagle Dancer (study for The Voice of the Sky)
- 1934 — Winnowing Wheat
- May 28 - August 8, 1934 — The Voice of the Earth (The Basket Dance)
- 1934 — Pottery Maker
- May 28 - August 28, 1934 — The Voice of the Water (The Spring Flute Ceremony)
- 1934 — Sermon at Cross of the Martyrs
- 1935 — The Voice of Sipapu (The Kiva)
- c. 1940 — Sketchbook
- September 14 - October 12, 1943 — The Voice of the Sky (The Eagle Dance)
- 1952 — El Toro, a symbol for the Santa Fe Rodeo.
- 1964 — Zozobra Mural
Notes and references
- John Sloan ~ Will Shuster: A Santa Fe Friendship. Santa Fe, NM: The Peters Corporation. 1993. ISBN 0935037497.
- Dispenza, Joseph & Louise Turner (1989). Will Shuster: A Santa Fe Legend. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press. ISBN 0890131988.
- "Oral history interview with Will Shuster". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- Robertson, Edna (1975). Los Cinco Pintores. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press. ISBN 0890130809.
- Lewandowski, Stacia (2011). Light, Landscape and the Creative Quest : Early Artists of Santa Fe. New Mexico: Salska Arts. p. 144. ISBN 9780615469171.