Will Shuster

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

[1] He served in the U.S. Army during World War I in France, where he developed tuberculosis after being gassed.

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.

six hooded figures walk rightwards bathed in a dim yellow light from an unseen source
The Eve of Saint Francis , 1922
hilly, snowy landscape in muted blues, whites, greys and browns
New Mexico Snow Country , 1921
portrait of a man with arms crossed holding a pipe in the left hand
Portrait of John Sloan , 1928