William Howard Shuster Jr. (1893–1969) was an American painter, sculptor and teacher.
Youth
alt=six hooded figures walk rightwards bathed in a dim yellow light from an unseen source, upright=1.1, ''The Eve of Saint Francis'', 1922
Shuster was born November 26, 1893, in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, as the second of three children.
He served in the
U.S. Army during
World War I in France, where he developed tuberculosis after
being gassed. He would receive a disability pension thereafter.
New Mexico
alt=hilly, snowy landscape in muted blues, whites, greys and browns, ''New Mexico Snow Country'', 1921
In 1920, Shuster moved to
New Mexico 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. 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
alt=portrait of a man with arms crossed holding a pipe in the left hand, ''Portrait of John Sloan'', 1928
His artwork is in the permanent collections of the
Stark Museum of Art,
Brooklyn Museum
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,
Delaware Art Museum,
Newark Museum, and
New Mexico Museum of Art.
* 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''
* 1921 — ''New Mexico Snow Country''
* October 1922 — ''The Eve of
Saint Francis St. Francis or Saint Francis may refer to:
Roman Catholic saints
*Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), Italian founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
*Francis of Paola (1416–1507), Italian (Calabrian) founder of the Order of the Minims
* ...
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* 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''
* — ''Trees at
Canyoncito''
* — ''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
The Cross of the Martyrs refers to either of two cross-shaped monuments erected in the 20th century in Santa Fe, New Mexico, commemorating the deaths of 21 Catholic clergy during the Pueblo Revolt (the named 'martyrs'). The earlier of the two w ...
''
* 1935 — ''The Voice of
Sipapu (The Kiva)''
* — ''Sketchbook''
* September 14 - October 12, 1943 — ''The Voice of the Sky (The Eagle Dance)''
* 1949 — ''Untitled (Deer Dance)''
* 1952 — ''El Toro'', a symbol for the Santa Fe Rodeo.
* 1964 — ''
Zozobra Mural''
Notes and references
External links
Will Shuster at New Mexico Museum of Art
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category:20th-century American male artists
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category:Drexel University alumni
category:Federal Art Project artists
category:Public Works of Art Project artists
category:United States Army personnel of World War I
