John Tuska Stoneware Bas-Relief

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, 1991
Stoneware
Signed and dated to the lower right of base

A stoneware bas-relief by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), dated 1991. The work features the emerging bust of a female figure. The piece is signed and dated to the lower right of the 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

- minor scuffs, minor stains and minor dirt residue throughout; small cracks due to natural drying process throughout the bas-relief.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC342-045