Donald Stoltenberg
Boston is My Home
Anderson Gallery
March 1 - April 23, 2024
The Boston that Donald Stoltenberg loved was filled with geometry. Rooftops, spires, bridges, and the interior of a demolished opera house all provide subjects for his exploration of light, shadow, and engineering wonders. The work included in this exhibition are taken for the Permanent Collection.
Donald Hugo "Don" Stoltenberg was an American painter and author. He attended public grade school in Chicago, and High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Design Art from the Institute of Design of the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1953. Upon graduation, he took a position as graphic designer working under famed illustrator and industrial designer Raymond Loewy.
Following a relocation to Boston in 1954, he worked as a graphic designer at Container Corporation of America. In 1960, he set up an art studio on Commercial Wharf, a former fishing pier on the Boston waterfront where he became a full-time painter. This location would inspire his lifelong love for and dedication to Boston and the historical link to the maritime arts.