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Will Shuster

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Will Shuster (1893 - 1969) was active/lived in New Mexico.  Will Shuster is known for Mod figure, landscape, illustrator.

Note from Mary McConnell Wiant

Will Shuster and my Mother, Nettie Gotthold McConnell, grew up together in Philadelphia. Their mothers were sisters; my grandmother was Mary Louise Steck.

When Will returned from WW1, having been gassed in Europe, his doctors told him if he wanted to live past six months, he should move to the Southwest. He married his childhood sweetheart, Helen, in Philadelphia. His father a strict German, did not approve of his artistic plans for his career, nor did he approve of his move to the West.

Helen was so beautiful; she was very tan when last I saw them, during the 30's, with very dark hair arrange in the native American fashion...center part, bangs (I think) and braids on either side. She was very striking. I believe that was their only trip East after settling in New Mexico.

I remember seeing Will walk out of the back of our house. It was the first and last time I ever saw him. He was smiling and full of good humor, with that   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2749 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

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Facts about Will Shuster

   Publications  Book References:  40
Magazine References:  5

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5 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Will Shuster
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review Painters of the Desert Southwest August 2006 Burns, James Yes
American Art Review The Founding of the Santa Fe Art August 2004 Grauer, Michael R Yes
American Art Review Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum December 2001 Grauer, Michael J Yes
Southwest Art War and Peace June 1999 May, Stephen Yes
Southwest Art Trauma, Tradition, and Transformat May 1999 May, Stephen Yes
40 Book References for Will Shuster
Year Author Title Pages Color
2016 Bacharach, Joan (General Editor) Treasured Landscapes: National Park Service Art Collections Tell America's Stories (National Park Service) 160 Yes
2012 Lewandowski, Stacia Light, Landscape and the Creative Quest: Early Artists of Santa Fe 272 Yes
2006 Udall, Sharyn R; Julie Schimmel (Introduction) Santa Fe Art Colony: Gerald Peters Gallery
(Exhibition catalog)		 127 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2003 Clemmer, David Serenading the Light: Painters of the Desert Southwest (Collection of Billy Schenck) 120 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1996 Shipp, Steve American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists 159 No
1996 Udall, Sharyn R Contested Terrain Myth and Meaning in Southwest Art 180 Yes
1995 Flynn, Kathryn A Treasures on New Mexico Trails Discover New Deal Art and Architecture 320 Yes
1993 Ellis, Simone Santa Fe Art 112 Yes
1993 Peters, Gerald John Sloan-Will Shuster A Santa Fe Friendship 0 Yes
1993 Southwest Art Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art 64 No
1992 Museum of Fine Arts Artists of 20th Century New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts Collection 167 Yes
1991 Adams, Clinton Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990 167 Yes
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1989 Dispenza, Joseph/Louise Turner Will Shuster A Santa Fe Legend 135 Yes
1989 Rockwell Museum American Western Art 84 Yes
1987 Udall, Sharyn R. Santa Fe Art Colony 1900-1942
(Exhibition catalog)		 99 Yes
1986 Eldredge, Charles/J Schimmel Art in New Mexico, 1900-1945 Paths to Taos and Santa Fe 218 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Broder, Patricia Janis The American West The Modern Vision 345 Yes
1984 Marlor, Clark S The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944
(Exhibition catalog)		 600 No
1984 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present 656 No
1983 Perlman, Bennard B The Immortal Eight & Its Influenc
(Exhibition catalog)		 108 No
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1981 Eiteljorg, Harrison Treasures of the American West Harrison Eiteljorg Collection 172 Yes
1981 Newark Museum American Art in the Newark Museum Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture 431 Yes
1976 Robertson, Edna/Sarah Nestor Artists of the Canyons and Caminos, Santa Fe, the Early Years 182 Yes
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1976 School of American Research Representative Art and Artists of New Mexico
(Exhibition catalog)		 41 No
1975 Editor, Smithsonian Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection 0 No
1974 Denver Art Museum Picturesque Images from Taos and Santa Fe
(Exhibition catalog)		 215 Yes
1974 New Mexico, Museum of Fine Art Handbook of the Collections Museum of Fine Arts 192 Yes
1971 Harmsen, Dorothy Harmsen's Western Americana 212 Yes
1963 Coke, Van Deren Taos and Santa Fe The Artists Environment 1882-1942 168 Yes
1959 Wenzell, C R Artists of Santa Fe: Their Works and Words 50 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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