Will Shuster

For persons of a similar name, see William Shuster (disambiguation).

William Howard Shuster Jr. (1893–1969) was an American painter, sculptor and teacher.

Will Shuster
Born	William Howard Shuster Jr. (1893-11-26)November 26, 1893 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 9, 1969(1969-02-09) (aged 75) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Resting place	Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Education	John Sloan
Alma mater	Drexel Institute
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Zozobra
Movement	Los Cinco Pintores

Youth

The Eve of Saint Francis, 1922

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

New Mexico Snow Country, 1921

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

Portrait of John Sloan, 1928

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
• 1921 — New Mexico Snow Country
• 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)
• 1949 — Untitled (Deer Dance)^[6]
• 1952 — El Toro, a symbol for the Santa Fe Rodeo.
• 1964 — Zozobra Mural