Barbara Lekberg

Barbara Ann Lekberg (née Barbara Ann Hult; March 19, 1925 – February 14, 2018) was an American sculptor.

Early life and education Barbara Lekberg was born as Barbara Ann Hult on March 19, 1925, in Portland, Oregon. She graduated in 1946 with a B.A. degree in sculpture, and in 1947 with a M.A. degree in art history. Lekberg studied at The Clay Club (now known as the SculptureCenter), under Sahl Swarz and learned how to weld steel sculptures. She made large figurative metal sculptors, often involving draped fabrics. Lekberg was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in fine arts two times (1957, 1959).

Personal life In 1956, she married Victor Tamerlis, a rare-books dealer and together they lived in Greenwich Village.

Lekberg died on February 14, 2018, in a nursing home in the Bronx, after struggling with Alzheimer's disease.