Tyrus Wong
Appearance
Tyrus Wong | |
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Born | |
Died | December 30, 2016 | (aged 106)
Nationality | Chinese American |
Known for | Movies, mural, painting |
Notable work | Bambi |
Awards | CAM Historymakers Award Disney Legends Award |
Tyrus Wong (traditional Chinese: 黃齊耀; simplified Chinese: 黄齐耀; pinyin: Huáng Qíyào; Cantonese Yale: Wong Chaiyiu; October 25, 1910 – December 30, 2016) was a Chinese-born American artist.
He was a painter, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer, designer and kite maker. Wong has worked for Disney and Warner Brothers. Wong's most famous work was for the Disney animated classic, Bambi.
Other websites
[change | change source]- A Profile of Tyrus Wong Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine by Rosalind Chang. Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation.
- Tyrus Wong. Disney Legend Disney Insider.