John Tuska Stoneware Sculpture

Item Details

Stoneware

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998)
Untitled, late 20th century
Stoneware
Signed to the verso

A stoneware sculpture by artist John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931 – 1998). This work features a roughly moulded concave figure mounted to a wooden base. It is signed to the verso.

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.

Provenance
From the artist’s estate

Condition

- dust and accretions to the surface; sculpture has been hot glued to the base; scratches and minor splintering to base.

Dimensions

- measurements include base.

Item #

18DCC341-377