William Anzalone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1935-1958) in Boston, earning a B.A., M.A. and the Rotch Prize in architecture. In 1956 he attended Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, studying architectural design. In 1958 he also attended the Museum School at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Anzalone married his wife, Louise, in 1956 and they had one daughter, Toni. The Anzalone’s moved from the East Coast to Houston, Texas in 1959. Soon after arriving in Texas, Anzalone began lecturing at the University of Houston, and also began an association with the gallery Meredith Long & Company. He would rise to full Professor in the University of Houston Art Department before retiring in 1993; and his relationship with Meredith Long would last for sixty years (1959-2019).

William and Louise Anzalone established a home on the outskirts of Round Top, Texas in 1983, and moved there permanently in 1987. Louise passed away in 2012. Anzalone continues to live and work in his Round Top studio.

Currently William Anzalone’s work is exhibited by Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art in Houston and at the Red & White Gallery in Fayetteville, Texas.

Source/Submitted by: Stephanie Reeves

William Anzalone was educated in Brooklyn Public Schools and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a BA in Architecture in 1958. He won the Rotch Prize in Architecture in 1958 and practiced architecture in Massachusetts from 1958-1959.

Anzalone came to Houston, Texas in July 1959, and began teaching at the University of Houston. He also taught briefly at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston School.

William Anzalone has had many one man shows and group shows in Texas, Massachusetts, and New York.

Source: Stephanie Reeves, ISA, Old Hat Auctions; March 2005

William Anzalone (American, b. 1935)

William Anzalone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1953-1958) in Boston, earning a B.A., M.A. and the Rotch Prize in architecture. In 1956 he attended Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, studying architectural design. In 1958 he also attended the Museum School at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Anzalone married his wife, Louise, in 1956 and they had one daughter, Toni. The Anzalone’s moved from the East Coast to Houston, Texas in 1959. Soon after arriving in Texas, Anzalone began lecturing at the University of Houston, and also began an association with the gallery Meredith Long & Company. He would rise to full Professor in the University of Houston Art Department before retiring in 1993; and his relationship with Meredith Long would last for sixty years (1959-2019).

William and Louise Anzalone established a home on the outskirts of Round Top, Texas in 1983, and moved there permanently in 1987. Louise passed away in 2012. Anzalone continues to live and work in his Round Top studio.