Tyrus Wong facts for kids
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Tyrus Wong
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Wong in 2014
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| Born | October 25, 1910 |
| Died | December 29, 2016 (aged 106) |
| Nationality | Chinese American |
| Known for | Movies, mural, painting |
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Notable work
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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 29, 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.
Images for kids
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A display of Wong's kites and other artwork at the Walt Disney Family Museum (2013)
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The dragon mural in L.A. Chinatown painted by Tyrus Wong and restored by Fu Ding Cheng (1984)
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