John Tuska Studio Print "Solitude"

Item Details

A studio print on paper titled Solitude by well-listed artist John Tuska (1931-1998). This piece depicts a woman seated at a table reading a newspaper. The work is signed and dated in plate to the lower right corner. To the verso the piece is signed and titled to the lower right. Presented unmounted and unframed.

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 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

- edges are bent.

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Item #

17LEX227-069-001