Antony Kloman

Antony Joseph Trapnell Kloman (born Joseph Trapnell Kloman; 19 June 1904 – January 28, 1993) was an American art patron active in the art world in the 1950s. The story of Antony Kloman's life remains quite mysterious and sketchy.

World War II activities Born in Haymarket, Virginia, Kloman graduated from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and in the 1920s is reported to have worked for the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington as Assistant to the Director. During World War II he served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), where he was involved in the training of secret agents.

In the late 1950s, he settled as a painter, mainly children's portraits, in Newport, Rhode Island. He died in 1993 in Manatee County, Florida.