John Tuska Stoneware Studio Sculptures

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, 1976
Two stoneware sculptures on wood bases
Signed and dated to the underside

A pair of stoneware studio sculptures on wood bases by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998). The works depict the abstracted silhouettes of a male and a female nude figure. The stoneware sculptures are displayed on wooden bases. Both pieces are signed 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 scratches, minor dents and minor stains throughout the sculptures; minor stains and minor dirt residue throughout the wooden bases.

Dimensions

- measures the larger sculpture; measures smaller sculpture 2.25" W x 8.5" H x 2.25" D.

Item #

18DCC342-046