John Tuska Figural Stoneware Relief Sculpture

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky, 1931 – 1998)
Untitled (figure), 1964
Stoneware relief on wood base
Signed to upper right

Provenance
From the artist’s estate.

Tuska was a Kentucky-based artist, born in Yukon, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his sculptures, ceramics, paper casts, inks, and watercolors. He acquired his formal education at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, New York. After serving in the U.S Navy, he became an educator at the University of Kentucky, which commissioned him to produce his first and last major works in ceramic Genesis (1969) and bronze Illumine (1995). His work can be found in multiple institutions including Museum of Arts and Science, Georgetown College, Krannert Art Museum, Palmer Art Museum, Pennsylvania State University and University of Kentucky Art Museum, among many others.

Condition

- chip to figure on foot; extensive accretion throughout; cracks, abrasions and wear to wood panel.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMG115085