William Tunberg (artist)

William Tunberg
William Tunberg with a marquetry sculpture
Born	August 15, 1936 Los Angeles
Education	University of Southern California, 1963, BA Architecture University of Southern California, 1965, MFA Sculpture
Occupation	Fine Artist
Known for	Marquetry, sculpture, drawing, assemblage

University of Southern California, 1963, BA Architecture

William Tunberg (born August 15, 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is an American artist specializing in marquetry, sculpture, drawing and assemblage (art). He lives and works in Venice, California.

Tunberg was born in Los Angeles on August 15, 1936 to a family of writers. His father, also named William, was a movie, radio, television and short story writer, writing such films and television series as Old Yeller, Savage Sam, Garden of Evil, War Paint, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Wild Wild West, and The Monroes. Tunberg's uncle, Karl Tunberg, was a prolific screenplay writer, his most notable work being Ben-Hur.

Tunberg obtained college scholarships and fellowships from the University of Idaho, University of the South (Sewanee), and University of Southern California (USC), where he received his Bachelor of Arts in architecture in 1963 and his Master of Fine Arts in sculpture in 1965. In 1964, Tunberg won the USC Stanley Jameson Award for most promising artist. In 1965, Tunberg won the First Award, Graphics, Professional for his "Wintergarden IX" drawing in the All California Art in Cross-Section Exhibit, juried by George D. Culler, Director of the San Francisco Museum of Art, and Kenneth Donahue, Deputy Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.