[ad_1]
Google celebrated the 108th anniversary of the birth of Chinese-American artist and illustrator Tyrus Wong Thursday by Doodle.
Wong was born in China in 1910 and moved to the United States when he was around eight-years-old.
Though he was a prolific artist and painter, he is best known for his work as an animator and illustrator on the 1942 Disney movie "Bambi." The animated film influenced and shaped global opinion around the medium and led to hit Disney movies "The Jungle Book" and "The Lion King."
Wong's lush painted backgrounds for "Bambi" were inspired by Chinese classical dynasty-era classical art.
Wong was a lithographer, sketch artist, muralist, calligrapher, ceramist and kite maker. His paintings, typically watercolors splashed together on canvas, hang in numerous museums including the Art Institute of Chicago.
However, despite his reputation today, Wong's influence on American art has not been seen before in the past.
1/30
Time capsule: Larry Syverson, 69, recently rediscovered his photographs of a trip to Disneyland that he took in 1969 while he was in college with his future wife Judy. Credit: Courtesy Larry Syverson
In 2001, however, Wong was named a Disney Legend for Outstanding Achievement in Animated Media. In 2013, Disney released a retrospective "Water to Paper, Paint to Sky," at the San Francisco, and two years later Wong was presented at the San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) award for lifetime achievement.
Wong passed away in 2016, practicing his art until the day he died.
Source link
