Tyrus Wong - Disney Wiki
WEBTyrus Wong was a Chinese-American artist, director, and animator, whose most famous work was as art director for Walt Disney's Bambi. Wong's pastels and watercolors served as inspiration and...
Tyrus Wong - Wikipedia
WEBOne of the most-influential and celebrated Asian-American artists of the 20th century, [1] Wong was also a film production illustrator, who worked for Disney and Warner Bros. He was a muralist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as well as a greeting card artist for Hallmark Cards.
Tyrus Wong, ‘Bambi’ Artist Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at 106
WEBDec 30, 2016 · When Walt Disney’s “Bambi” opened in 1942, critics praised its spare, haunting visual style, vastly different from anything Disney had done before. But what they did not know was that the...
The prolific work of Tyrus Wong: Disney, Warner Bros., and …
WEBSep 5, 2017 · Over his career, Wong's atmospheric, emotive and poetic paintings inspired animated films for Disney, live-action cinema for Warner Bros., greeting cards for Hallmark, and dinnerware for...
The Chinese 'Paper Son' Who Inspired The Look Of Disney's 'Bambi' - NPR
WEBMar 28, 2015 · Tyrus Wong's expressive paintings caught Walt Disney's eye and became the visual guide for Bambi. Born in China, Wong — now 104 — used forged papers to enter the U.S. under the Chinese ...
Tyrus Wong and the Art of "Bambi" - Walt Disney Family Museum
WEBMay 20, 2011 · In this column, we revisit the observations of legendary Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston from their 1990 book, Walt Disney’s Bambi: The Story and the Film, in which they discuss the work of Tyrus Wong.
How Tyrus Wong Spent 106 Years Making the World More Beautiful
WEBHow Tyrus Wong Spent 106 Years Making the World More Beautiful. The Chinese American artist left a breathtaking legacy that ranged from fine art to Disney movies to Christmas cards
Remembering Tyrus Wong (1910-2016) - Walt Disney Family …
WEBDec 30, 2016 · Legendary Disney artist, Tyrus Wong had a gift for evoking incredible feeling in his art with simple, gestural composition. Though Tyrus worked at The Walt Disney Studios only three years, between 1938 and 1941; his influence on the artistic composition of the animated feature Bambi cannot be overstated.
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.
Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong
WEBAug 15, 2013 · Tyrus’s Chinese-inspired sketches and paintings set the look and tone for Bambi, and were some of the most strikingly beautiful art ever produced at the Walt Disney Studios. In 2001, Wong was named a Disney Legend, and his work continues to inspire and influence the leading animators of today.
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