Original Tuska Art Pottery Sculpture

Item Details

An original John Tuska (1931 – 1998) art pottery sculpture. Features a tapered vase style with cut seam to the side. The piece is mostly finished in a mottled olive and charcoal tone. It is signed to the underside.

Tuska was a Kentucky-based artist, born in Yukon, Pennsylvania and 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 the bronze figure sculptures for the series Genesis (1969) and 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

Little wear noted.

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Item #

17LEX097-015