John Tuska Stoneware Wall Hanging

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931- 1998)
Untitled, 1972
Four glazed stoneware tiles
Signed to the lower 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

- supporting wooden pegs between tiles broken or pulling apart; dust and accretions present throughout tiles; staining to surface of tiles; surface wear present to tiles.

Dimensions

- measures all four tiles; individual tile measures 8" W x 8" H x 1" D.

Item #

ITMG114725