John Tuska Stoneware Sculpture

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, 1990
Stoneware on wood base
Signed and dated to the underside

A stoneware sculpture on a wood base by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), dated 1990. The work depicts the upper portion of a male nude figure. The stoneware sculpture is displayed on a wooden base. The piece 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.

Condition

- residue, minor wear and minor stains throughout the base; sculpture slightly detached from wooden base, would benefit from securing; dirt residue and minor wear throughout the sculpture; minor ceramic loss to one of the fingers of sculpture.

Dimensions

- measures the sculpture on wooden base.

Item #

18DCC342-087