William "Bill" Graham Anthony (1934-2023) was an artist known for his satirical paintings and drawings. He studied European history at Yale University, taking a break in the middle of his degree to serve in the United States Army in Germany during the Cold War; this experience made him interested in art, and when he returned to Yale he also studied with artist Josef Albers. After graduating in 1958, Anthony taught art at a commerical art school while taking classes at the San Francisco Art Institute; while there, he published a book called A New Approach to Figure Drawing. He moved to New York City in 1961 to continue his art studies at the Art Students' League, and met his wife Norma. In New York City Anthony continued illustrating for a variety of magazines and newspapers. Over the course of his life, Anthony had been involved in group and solo art exhibitions in the United States and Europe.

Anthony had a distinctive art style where his humans were often drawn as lumpy or mishapen; he characterized them as being purposefully similar to the work of beginner art students. His art was often satirical, and common subjects included other artists' works, Bible scenes, war battle scenes, pornography, well known movie posters and book covers, and scenes from mythology.