John Tuska Decorative Stoneware Plate

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, 1965
Stoneware
Signed and dated to the bottom

A decorative stoneware plate by artist John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), dated 1965. Depicted is a plate featuring a blue and green lava glaze. It is signed and dated to the bottom.

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

- some dust and accretions; minor surface abrasions.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC342-016