of the city. He had a son named Carl R. Hultberg and Elaine Wechsler was his agent and partner. Career Hultberg primarily made Abstract expressionist paintings that were minimalist and dark, and also made Surrealist invented landscapes with "linear perspectives and angular shapes." Hultberg was described as an Abstract realism, who combines "abstract" and "concrete" with attention to detail, bold color use, and strong design. In 1952 he was introduced at the Museum of Modern Art in a show of new artists. He lived for one year in Paris between 1954 and 1955 and gained a reputation there for his work. In 1955 he won the Corcoran Biennial first prize in Washington. In the mid to late 1950s, Hultberg, along with his colleague and friend Norman Carton, worked at and regularly exhibited at the Martha Jackson Gallery. His paintings were influenced by his time spent at Monhegan Island, and his career thrived after he moved to Portland. His work was shown in many galleries, including the Anita Shapolsky Gallery in New York City and the Albright Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York, he gave lectures, and in 1985 he had an exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art. A play that he wrote was produced the University of Maine theatre department. He published the book Sole Witness, Vagabondage, a Paris Odyssey (1953–1955), his poetry and other books. He taught art in Hawaii and the West Coast. He was teaching at the Art Students League and was a full-time resident in New York by 1990. He taught until the week of his death at the Art Students League. His work was part of a group show at Aucocisco in Portland in February 2005, at which time he was living in New York City. Legacy Collections His works are in the following collections: Guggenheim Museum, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art, New York City, which has 20 of his works, all but one made in 1963. Portland Museum of Art, Maine Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art Notes References 1922 births 2005 deaths Painters from New York (state) United States Navy personnel of World War II California State University, Fresno alumni Artists from Berkeley, California San Francisco Art Institute alumni Painters from California 20th-century American painters American male painters United States Navy officers Military personnel from California 20th-century American male artists