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Tyrus Wong

 
 

黄齐耀

 
     
 

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Tyrus Wong  黄齐耀 pinyin Huang Qiyao

1910

Tyrus Wong  黄齐耀 ( 1910-2016 )  was born on October 25, in Taishan, Guangdong

 

Province  China.

   

1920

He moved illegally, with his father to the United States. Separated from his father,

  he spent a month at the Angel Island Immigration, then they settled to Sacramento

 

before moving to Los Angeles.

   

 

His father introduced him to calligraphy.

 

He got the summer scholarship from the Otis Art Institute and then a full-time

 

scholarship.

   

1930

A graduate of Otis, he painted advertisements.

 

Hired by Disney, he became famous with his sketches for the film Bambi.

 

 

1942

Dismissed after a strike, he was hired as illustrator at  The Warmer Brothers studios

 

where he'll stay for 26 years.

 

 

 

He made greeting cards for Hallmark cards.

 

 

1968

He retired and made colorful animal Kites.

   

 

Awards  selection

2001

A History makers Award

Chinese American Museum

2001

inducted as a Disney Legend for his animated film sets

2005

The Winsor Mc Cay Award

33rd annual Annie-Awards

2015

Lifetime Achievement Award

San Diego Asian Film Festival
   

   

2016

He passed away on December 30, in Sunland-Tujunga, California, at the age of 106.

 

He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park  ( Hollywood Hills ) in Los Angeles, California.

   
  Daniele Sicard
   

 
  exhibitions selection
   

2003

Mid-Century Mandarin: The Clay Canvasses of Tyrus Wong  Solo exhibition  Craft & Folk Art Museum

 

Los Angeles  United States

2004

Tyrus Wong: A Retrospective  Solo exhibition  Chinese American Museum  Los Angeles  

 

United States

2004

Kinetic Creatures: The Art Kites of Tyrus Wong  Solo exhibition  Craft & Folk Art Museum  

 

Los Angeles  United States

2007

The Art of the Motion Picture Illustrator: William B. Major, Harold Michelson and Tyrus Wong

 

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences  Los Angeles  United States

2011

Now Dig This !: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980  Hammer Museum  United States

2012

Round the Clock: Chinese American Artists Working in Los Angeles  Vincent Price Art Museum

 

East Los Angeles  United States

2013

Water to Paper, Paint to Sky : The Art of Tyrus Wong Solo exhibition  Walt Disney Family Museum

 

San Francisco  Californie  United States

2015

Water to Paper, Paint to Sky : The Art of Tyrus Wong Solo exhibition Retrospective  Museum

 

of Chinese  in America  New York  United States

   
 

 

 Tyrus Wong  黄齐耀 -  Painting

Tyrus Wong  黄齐耀  -  Painting

 

 Tyrus Wong  黄齐耀 -  Painting

Tyrus Wong  黄齐耀  -  Painting

 

 
 

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