John Tuska Art Pottery Vessel with Lid

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A signed art pottery vessel with a lid by well-listed artist John Tuska (1931-1998). This ovoid stoneware vessel has a slightly rounded lid and features this layering of brown glaze near the top and on the lid that becomes thinner near the bottom. The narrow base has a recessed area marked by the artist ‘Tuska’.

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.

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17LEX227-004-001