John Tuska Hand Thrown Stoneware Bowl

Item Details

A hand thrown stoneware bowl by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), circa 1971. The footed bowl features a blue glaze with abstract iron oxide embellishment, showing the throwing rings in the groggy clay body. It is signed and dated to the underside.

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.

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18LEX036-057