John Hultberg

John Hultberg was born in 1922 in Berkeley, California. He had a sister, Helen, and brothers Paul and Dean. He was also a contemporary of Clay Spohn and David Park. Hultberg studied at the Art Students League of New York beginning in 1952. ==Personal life==

Hultberg was first married to Hilary Blech. Then, they lived at New York's Chelsea Hotel in the late 1960s. Seeking a relaxing environment, the couple bought a house off the coast of Maine on Monhegan Island in 1971 and split their time between New York City and Maine, Hultberg did not like to live year-round, particularly during the harsh winters, at Monhegan Island and moved to Portland in 1985. He asked Drexler to come with him, but she decided to stay on the island. They were estranged at that time of her death, 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." A play that he wrote was produced the University of Maine theatre department. 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==

His works are in the following collections: • Guggenheim Museum, New York • Portland Museum of Art, Maine • Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art • Whitney Museum of American Art ==Notes==