William Anthony
Paintings and Drawings

William Anthony ) is an American painter and illustrator He attended Yale University, getting his undergraduate degree in history and serving as a senior editor for campus humor magazine The Yale Record. 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.

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.

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 was highly influenced by the work of Picasso.

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