b'c o a s ta la r tTheMasterofMonumentsKent Ullberg emigrated to the United States from Sweden more than four decades ago, by way of Botswana, eventually settling on North Padre Island, where he and his wife, Veerle, raised a family as Kent focused his energy on his career as a sculptor. While a number of Ullbergs most acclaimed monuments were installed in and around Corpus Christi, his name was rapidly circulating in American and European artistic societies, as he built a reputation as the worlds most accomplished real-life wildlife sculptor.Kent Ullberg standing next to his Kemps Ridley sea turtle sculptures in bronze, at Ullberg Park on Padre Island, in 2007.40THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'