William Howard Shuster
| William Howard Shuster Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 26, 1893 Philadelphia, PA |
| Died |
February 9, 1969 (aged 75) Albuquerque, NM |
| Resting place | Santa Fe National Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | John Sloan |
| Alma mater | Drexel Institute |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Zozobra |
| Movement | Los Cinco Pintores |
William Howard Shuster Jr. (1893–1969) was an American artist.
He was born November 26, 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the second of three children.[1] He served in the army during World War I in France where he developed tuberculosis from being gassed.[2] He moved to New Mexico in 1920[3] to improve his health, and became friends with the small but growing arts community.
In 1921 he became a members of Los Cinco Pintores ("the five painters"), and showed throughout Santa Fe and the rest of the country as a group. In 1926 Shuster built and burned the first ever Zozobra, a giant puppet now burned every year in effigy, and symbolizing the gloom of the passing year. In addition to painting, Shuster received a disability pension and made money doing ironwork.[4] In 1952, he created El Toro, a symbol for the Santa Fe Rodeo.
His artwork can be seen at the Brooklyn Museum, Delaware Art Museum, Newark Museum, and New Mexico Museum of Art.
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.
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