Kent Ullberg (b. 1945)
Equipoisesigned "Ullberg NA 5/30" on base
bronze, 14 by 9 3/4 by 6 in.
edition 5 of 30
A native of Sweden, Kent Ullberg is recognized as one of the world’s foremost wildlife sculptors. He studied at the Swedish University College of Art in Stockholm and worked at museums in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Africa, and Denver, Colorado. After living in Botswana, Africa, for seven years, he has made his home permanently in the United States, where he now lives on Padre Island, Corpus Christi, Texas. He also maintains a studio in Loveland, Colorado. Ullberg is a member of numerous art organizations and has been honored with many prestigious awards. In 1990, his peers at the National Academy of Design elected him a full Academician. A selection of his memberships include the National Sculpture Society, the American Society of Marine Art, the Allied Artists of America, Nature in Art, Sandhurst, UK, and the National Academy of Western Art in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which awarded him the Prix de West, the foremost recognition in the foremost recognition in Western Art. In 2010, he received the Briscoe Legacy Award.
Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection
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