John Tuska Preliminary Ink Drawing with Exhibition Lithograph Poster

Item Details

John Tuska (Kentucky, 1931 – 1998)
Untitled (figural drawing), 1988; exhibition poster, 1989
One ink drawing on paper; one lithograph poster
Drawing signed to lower right; exhibition poster signed in print to lower right and in marker under the composition
Handwritten “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly…” (Gilbert K. Chesterton) to the margin of the ink drawing.

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

- ink drawing: edge wear with staining to lower left corner; smudges and marks to composition; directional notation to upper left corner; tape marks to the verso from previous display.
- exhibition poster: toning to paper; spotting and staining across the upper margin; bending to lower right corner; tape residue to verso from previous display.

Dimensions

- measures exhibition poster.

Item #

ITMG876305