John Tuska 1974 Stoneware Relief Sculpture

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931- 1998)
Untitled, 1974
Molded stoneware relief sculpture
Signed and dated “Tuska 1974” to the lower right

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 and negligible scratches to stoneware surface; minor areas of removable present to sculpture; stress cracking along edges due to stoneware molding and firing processes.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC341-168