William Anthony
Visual Artist
1934 –
Who is William Anthony?
William Anthony is an American painter and illustrator born in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in 1934. He attended Yale University getting his undergraduate degree in history. While attending Yale, he took a series of art classes, including one taught by Josef Albers. In 1958 and 1961 he attended the Art Students League of New York.
After graduating from Yale he went to California, where his family had moved and attended the San Francisco Art Institute. In 1962 he began teaching drawing at a commercial art school in San Francisco and developed a method of drawing that resulted in the book A New Approach to Figure Drawing. In 1964 he returned to New York. From 1977 to 1978 he created illustrations for Interview and published another book called Bible Stories. In 1983 he married Norma Neuman. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Anthony's work has recently been shown at the Christopher Henry Gallery in New York City. His most recent exhibition of which was highly influenced by the work of Picasso.
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- Born
- Sep 25, 1934
Fort Monmouth - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Yale University
- Art Students League of New York
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on July 23, 2013
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