Will Shuster papers, 1889-1971.

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Will Shuster papers, 1889-1971.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37497650

Summary: Collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Shuster. Includes letters sent and received, diaries, scrapbooks, clippings, pamphlets, manuscripts, photographs, and photograph albums. Among Shuster's personal papers are his birth and marriage certificates, wills and estate inventories, military records and orders (1917-1920), materials concerning his first wife Helen Hasenfus Shuster and his second wife Selma Schaumann Shuster, and letters sent from family and friends. Includes letters from Walter Karig and Giorgio Belloli, as well as photocopies of a series of letters from John Sloan between 1920 and 1951. Among Shuster's professional papers are materials on his artwork, such as exhibition catalogs, clippings, and sales records, as well as correspondence with various art galleries. Some of these items relate to specific projects, such as Shuster's paintings of Arches National Park and Carlsbad Caverns. Collection also contains extensive photographs of Shuster's artwork; typed and handwritten manuscripts by Shuster of fictional and autobiographical works; a typed manuscript with handwritten corrections of "Will Shuster: A Santa Fe Legend" by Joseph Dispenza and Louise Turner; and materials concerning public art in Arizona and New Mexico.

8.5 linear feet.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7393751

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Belloli, Giorgio.

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Cinco Pintores.

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Karig, Walter, 1898-1956

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Max Carlton Miller (1899-1967) was born February 9, 1899, at Traverse City, Michigan. The Miller family moved to Everett, Washington while Max was a child, and then to a homestead on the Montana prairie. Miller returned to Everett to attend high school and enlisted in the Navy during WWI. Following his discharge, he finished high school and attended the School of Journalism at the University of Washington. At the time he was to graduate, he was at Shelby, Montana covering the Demsey...

Shuster, Helen H.

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Turner, Louise K.

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Sloan, John, 1871-1951

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Illustrator, painter, etcher, teacher, writer, lithographer; lived in New York City and Santa Fe, N.M. From the description of John Sloan manuscript collection, 1871-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 775599666 Painter, etcher, illustrator, teacher, writer, and lithographer; lived in New York City and Santa Fe, N.M.; John Sloan and Will Shuster, painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and sculptor, first met in the summer of 1920, their friendship lasted until Sloan's death ...

Dispenza, Joseph, 1942-

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Former Brother of Holy Cross who graduated from St. Edward's University in 1968. While a student, he wrote and produced a play, The death and trial of Pope Formosus. His first book, The house of Alarcon, was published in 1978. He became director of the Parcell Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has written 10 book, most recently Live better longer. From the description of Joseph Dispenza collection, 1966-1997. (St. Edward's University Library). WorldCat record id: 53876344 ...

Shuster, Selma Schaumann

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Shuster, William Morgan, 1877-1968

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Shuster was a prominent twentieth century artist in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who worked primarily as a painter and sculptor. He was a member of a Santa Fe artists group "Los Cinco Pintores." In 1926, Shuster created Zozobra (Old Man Gloom), the giant effigy that is burned at the annual Santa Fe Fiesta. From the description of Will Shuster papers, 1889-1971. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37497650 Mural painter; Santa Fe, N.M. From the descriptio...