Tyrus Wong - Wikipedia
WEBThis exhibit showcased the works of Tyrus Wong, who at the age of 93, is one of the earliest and most influential Chinese American artists in the United States. In his long, pioneering career as a local artist, Wong is a seasoned painter, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer, designer, and kite maker.
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 Spent 106 Years Making the World More Beautiful
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 (above). Yet...
How Tyrus Wong’s Christmas Cards Captivated the American Public
WEBIn a glass-fronted, sunlit studio on a wooded ravine in the San Fernando Valley, Tyrus Wong spent summer weekends painting Christmas imagery with a bamboo paintbrush while listening to Harry...
Tyrus Wong: The Man Who Helped Create a Classic Animated Film
WEBIt’s highly likely that you became acquainted with the art of Tyrus Wong at a very young age – you just might not have known it at the time. Wong was the lead production illustrator on...
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 | Biography | American Masters - PBS
WEBWong became one of the first artists to infuse Chinese aesthetics into American modern art, animation and design.
Tyrus | About the Film | American Masters - PBS
WEBThe quiet beauty of Chinese-American artist Tyrus Wong's work for Disney, Warner Brothers and Hallmark had a pioneering impact on American art and culture.
Tyrus Wong, artist whose paintings inspired Disney's 'Bambi' …
WEBJan 1, 2017 · Tyrus Wong, a pioneering Chinese American artist, is seen here at the beach in Santa Monica in 2004 with some of the kites he designed and built.
Meet The Chinese-American Artist Behind The Evocative Look Of ... - NPR
WEBMar 28, 2015 · The Walt Disney Studio's artists used Tyrus Wong's paintings as a guide for the forest backgrounds of Bambi. His work is featured in a new exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in America.