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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Untitled

Portrait at three quarter angle looking right with short hair with blue brushwork in background and red, yellow and green tie.

Luster Willis
1913-1990

Untitled

1950s
19 7/16 x 17 3/8 in. (49.5 x 44.2 cm)
Waterbased paint on fabric.
2018.104

Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection and purchase on the Manley Family Fund.

© 2020 Estate of Luster Willis / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Notes
Living in Mississippi, Willis, a World War II veteran created collages and experimented with painting and drawing on a variety of materials such as fabric, plywood, cardboard, Plexiglas, embroidery, and school tablets. His early works were often inspired by popular culture such as television, cartoons, billboards, and other mass-produced commercial media. This painting on fabric, which may be a portrait of someone Willis knew, depicts a well-dressed man.
Classification
Century Drawings