Tyrus Wong
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.
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| Born | October 25, 1910 Xinning, Guangdong, China |
| Died | December 30, 2016 (aged 106) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Chinese American |
| Field | Movies, mural, painting |
| Works | Bambi |
| Awards | CAM Historymakers Award
Disney Legends Award |
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.
Tyrus Wong Media
The dragon mural in L.A. Chinatown painted by Tyrus Wong and restored by Fu Ding Cheng (1984)
A display of Wong's kites and other artwork at the Walt Disney Family Museum (2013)
Other websites
- 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.