John Tuska Etchings of Nude Figure and "The Aquarium", circa 1963

Item Details

John Tuska (American, Kentucky, 1931 – 1998)
The Aquarium, 1963
Etching on paper
Signed to the lower right margin
Artist’s proof, marked to the lower left margin

John Tuska (American, Kentucky, 1931 – 1998)
Untitled (nude figure), circa 1960
Etching on paper
Unsigned

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

- toning to papers; ink smudges and surface marks throughout; edge wear to pages.

Dimensions

- measures full sheet of The Aquarium.

Item #

ITMG382551