John Tuska Hand-Sculpted Ceramic Abstract Figure

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, mid-late 20th century
Hand-sculpted ceramic item on wooden base
Unsigned

A hand-sculpted ceramic figure by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), dated mid-late 20th century. The piece is hand sculpted creating an abstracted figure adhered to a wooden base.

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

- item could benefit from a cleaning; staining to the top of the base; wear to the edges of the base; to the bottom, smudges and wear.

Dimensions

- measurements of item on base.

Item #

18DCC342-063