john hultberg was an american abstract expressionist and abstract realist painter. early in his career he was related to the bay area figurative movement; he was also a lecturer and playwright.john hultberg was born in 1922 in berkeley, california. he had a sister, helen, and brothers paul and dean. hultberg attended fresno state college, graduating in 1943. during world war ii, he was a navy lieutenant. after the war, his education at…