John Tuska Stoneware Double Vase
Item Details
John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, late 20th century
Stoneware
Signed to the underside
A stoneware double vase by John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998), late 20th century. The piece features two elongated and irregular joint bodies comprised of a pair of apertures and an orange and brown variegated glaze. The vase is 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 wear throughout the vase; minor cracks and stoneware loss to one of the rims; vase is slightly unstable and it would benefit from securing.
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC342-092