Offset Lithographs from John Tuska "The Zoo" Art Book

Item Details

After John Tuska (Kentucky, 1931–1998)
Untitled (pages from The Zoo), 2004
Two offset lithographs on paper
Signed in plate

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

- heavy crease to center of pages; pin holes from previous display; smudges and toning to paper.

Dimensions

- measures one sheet.

Item #

ITMG876408