Gus Nall (1919–1995) was an American painter during the mid-20th century in Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
[3] Nall’s work consisted of elongated human figures influenced by Cubist and Expressionist styles of painting, and African art.
Nall’s work allowed him to become a role model to fellow painters as well as those interested in his life as an artist.
Nall had an inspiring effect on the life of fellow artist and writer Clarence Major who looked up to him.
[7] His painting "Lincoln Speaks to Freedmen on the Steps of the Capital at Richmond" (1963) is on permanent exhibit in the DuSable Museum of African American History.