Tyrus Wong - Wikipedia
WEBTyrus Wong (October 25, 1910 – December 30, 2016) was a Chinese-born American artist. He was a painter, animator, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer and kite maker, as well as a set designer and storyboard artist.
Tyrus | Biography | American Masters - PBS
WEBTyrus Wong was born in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, October 25, 1910, right before the fall of the Chinese Empire. In 1919, he and his father immigrated to America, never to see...
Tyrus Wong - Hammer Museum
WEBOften hailed for his watercolors and ceramics, Wong was influenced in part by his Otis mentor Stanton Macdonald-Wright, who encouraged his student's combination of traditional Chinese brushwork, taken from both calligraphy and landscape painting, and natural subjects in movement.
How Tyrus Wong's Christmas Cards Captivated the American ...
WEBTyrus Wong / Courtesy of the Hallmark Archives, Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Wong’s rise to fame as perhaps the nation’s most sought-after Christmas card artist is a tale...
Tyrus Wong, ‘Bambi’ Artist Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at ...
WEBDec 30, 2016 · A Hollywood studio artist, painter, printmaker, calligrapher, greeting-card illustrator and, in later years, maker of fantastical kites, he was one of the most celebrated...
How Tyrus Wong Spent 106 Years Making the World More ...
WEBIn his long and varied career, Wong developed a pioneering style, achieving brilliance as a painter, film illustrator, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer—even as a kite maker...
Tyrus Wong - Museum of Chinese in America
WEBTyrus Wong (1910-2016) was one of the most influential Asian American artists of the 20th century, most celebrated for his work as lead production designer in Disney’s Bambi. He was born in Guangdong during the era of Chinese Exclusion.
Tyrus Wong: The Man Who Helped Create a Classic Animated Film
WEBWong was the lead production illustrator on Disney’s 1942 film Bambi, in which his lush pastel paintings served as the forest backdrop for the iconic animated characters.
‘Bambi’ artist Tyrus Wong dies at 106, a Disney legend ...
WEBDec 31, 2016 · Mr. Wong died Friday at 106. A Hollywood studio artist, painter, printmaker, calligrapher, greeting-card illustrator and, in later years, maker of fantastical kites, he was one of the most ...
Tyrus Wong, Pathbreaking California Artist, Dies at 106 - KQED
WEBJan 1, 2017 · Tyrus Wong, who arrived at Angel Island as a 10-year-old immigrant from China in 1920 and went on to a career as one of the California's most important modern artists, has died at age 106. The Los Angeles Times reports Wong died Friday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles.