Tyrus wong

Painter, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer, designer and kite maker Tyrus Wong was born in China in 1910 and emigrated to the United States with his father at the age of 9. As a child his teachers noticed he possessed exceptional artistic skills which would land him a scholarship at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. By 1930 he was working in Hollywood for Warner Bros. and from 1938 to 1941 he became a “Disney inspirational sketch artist” where his lush pastel drawings of forests and…

A Hollywood studio artist, painter, printmaker, calligrapher and maker of fantastical kites, Mr. Wong was one of the most celebrated Chinese-American artists of the 20th century.

In addition to creating the style of Disney's animation classic, the Chinese-American designed live-action films, greeting cards and kites

The art of Tyrus Wong, the Chinese-American artist who designed the world of Disney’s Bambi (1942)

Bambi Concept Art by Tyrus Wong (Walt Disney, 1942). It was lead artist Tyrus Wong's (1910 - 2016) lush - Available at 2018 June 16 - 17 Animation Art...

From August 15, 2013 to February 3, 2014, The Walt Disney Family Museum will present the exhibition Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong. Organized by Michael Labrie, the museum’s director of collections, the exhibition will focus on the life and work of Chinese-American artist Tyrus Wong—a celebrated painter, muralist, kite maker, lithographer, Hollywood sketch artist, calligrapher, ceramicist, and Disney Legend. At age 102, Wong is still a practicing artist today.

Tyrus Wong

Tyrus Wong

Cinquième long métrage des Walt Disney Animation Studios, Bambi fut l'un des plus grands défis qu'ait eu à relever les artistes du studio depuis Blanche Neige et les Sept Nains . Que ce soit pour l'écriture de son scénario bien plus complexe qu'il...

A Tyrus Wong pastel concept drawing from Bambi

It’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 ...

Bambi artwork by Tyrus Wong

We are planning to visit The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco to see "Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong", exhibiting August 15th, 2013 to February 3rd, 2014. Tyrus Wong, A Kiting Legend courtesy of the Drachen Foundation website In 2007, the National Watercolor Society presented Tyrus Wong with the prestigious "Life Achievement Award". I was accepted in the exhibit, won an award and attended the awards luncheon where they honored Mr Wong. They exhibited some of…

Tyrus Wong - Bambi