Paper Son
The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Winner of the American Library Association's 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Best Picture Book!
An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life.
Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi .
Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki perfectly capture the beautiful life and work of a painter who came to this country with dreams and talent--and who changed the world of animation forever.
An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life.
Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi .
Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki perfectly capture the beautiful life and work of a painter who came to this country with dreams and talent--and who changed the world of animation forever.
Subjects:
Wong, Tyrus -- Juvenile literature.
Artists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Chinese American artists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Wong, Tyrus -- Juvenile literature.
Artists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Chinese American artists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 4-8.
ISBN:
9781524771874 (trade)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Wong, Tyrus | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Wong, Tyrus | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Wong, Tyrus | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Wong, Tyrus | Blythewood | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Wong, Tyrus | Sandhills Indoors | First Level Display, Children's Biography | In |