John Tuska Stoneware Vase

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, 1964
Stoneware
Signed and dated to the underside

A stoneware vase by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), dated 1964. The piece features a tall, irregular and fluctuating body comprised of a variegated brown glaze. The vase 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

- minor stains, minor dirt residue and minor finish loss throughout the vase; minor dent along the lip of vase.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC342-090