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Death Man

Luster Willis1986

Souls Grown Deep

Souls Grown Deep
Atlanta, United States

Luster Willis spent most of the last decade of his life in a wheelchair, having suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed. The subject of death was never far from his attention. "We all think about death. We all going to die. I like to show it coming." "Death Man," who strongly resembles Willis's earlier personifications of death as a mummy, a skeleton, or zombie, walks out of an unspecified structure above which hovers a dark cloud. Two pairs of people can be seen outside the building. One pair is fighting, the other caressing. Death, the mercenary soldier figure, turns to the left as he emerges, moving toward the combatants. "Make love, not war" is the message.

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  • Title: Death Man
  • Creator: Luster Willis
  • Creator Lifespan: 1913/1990
  • Creator Nationality: American
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Egypt Hill, Mississippi
  • Creator Birth Place: Terry, Mississippi
  • Date Created: 1986
  • Location Created: Terry, Mississippi
  • Physical Dimensions: 22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Black Art, African American art
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: © Luster Willis. Photo / Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio
  • External Link: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/luster-willis
  • Medium: Ballpoint pen, poster paint, glue, glitter, on poster board
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