John Tuska Abstract Stoneware Sculptures

Item Details

John Tuska (Lexington, Kentucky; 1931- 1998)
Untitled, late 20th century
Five stoneware sculptures
Signed to the undersides

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

- dust and accretions present to sculptures; minor wear present to surface of sculptures.

Dimensions

- measures smallest piece; largest piece measures 1.5" W x 5.25" H x 1" D.

Item #

18DCC341-404