John Tuska Stone Lithographs Including "Summertime Storm," 1970

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky, 1931-1998)
Summertime, 1970; and three untitled, circa 1970
Four stone lithographs on paper
Signed, dated, and numbered to lower margin to most sheets

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 the 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.

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Condition

- toning and creasing to paper; light edge wear and fraying to sheets; surface smudges and stray ink marks; tape residue to top corners of one sheet due to previous display.

Dimensions

- measures largest sheet.

Item #

ITMG876292