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 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 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 | Biography | American Masters - PBS
WEBWong became one of the first artists to infuse Chinese aesthetics into American modern art, animation and design.
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 the...
Tyrus Wong, ‘Bambi’ Artist Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at 106
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...
Tyrus Wong: The Man Who Helped Create a Classic Animated Film
WEBWong's delicate watercolors, using traditional Chinese brushwork established him as one of the most important Asian-American artists of the 20th century, as well as influencing many fellow...
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.
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.
‘Bambi’ artist Tyrus Wong dies at 106, a Disney legend thwarted …
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 ...
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