John Tuska Stoneware Sculpture

Item Details

Stoneware

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, 1971
Stoneware
Signed and dated to the verso

A stoneware sculpture by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), dated 1971. Depicted is a Cycladic-style sculpture of a female nude. It is signed and dated to the verso.

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.

Dimensions

- measures including base; without base 5" W x 12.5" H x 2" D.

Item #

18DCC342-033