Toney, Anthony

Anthony Toney (1913- ) is an American painter and teacher. Born in Gloversville, New York, to Syrian immigrant parents, Toney graduated from Syracuse University and studied at L'Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and L'Ecole Superieur des Beaux Arts. He served with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War and in the United States Navy during World War II.

Toney had his first one-man show in 1941, followed by numerous shows and exhibits in New York City. He painted murals and taught mural painting under the auspices of the WPA in the early 1940s and taught for more than forty years at the New School for Social Research. In 1955 he received an honorary DFA from Teacher's College, Columbia University, and in 1985 he -- along with other veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade -- was honored by the Spanish government for their service. He is also the author of four books.