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