The man whose drawing style inspired the classic children's film Bambi has died. CNN and the New York Times report Tyrus Wong died at age 106 on Friday. The Walt Disney Family Museum acknowledged Wong ...

UH film scholar Karen Fang tells us about the Disney classic’s lead production illustrator, Tyrus Wong, and how he shaped some of America’s best-loved imagery. Why Bambi? Well, it has to do with the ...

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Public broadcaster PBS will premiere a new documentary next month about the life and art of Chinese-American artist and Bambi production designer Tyrus Wong, who passed away last year at the age of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of designer and painter Tyrus Wong date from 1932 to 1963. Found is a letter, photographs, printed material, and sketches. The papers ...

After seeing the dreamy paintings of artist Tyrus Wong, watching “Bambi” will never be the same. Walt Disney Studios hired Wong in 1938. He was an “inbetweener,” doing the tedious job of filling in ...

In conjunction with special exhibition Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong, we invite guests to delve into the artwork and fascinating life story of Disney Legend Tyrus Wong. In ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 48 min. Only the second half of this interview ...

Tyrus Wong, best known for his sketches for the Walt Disney animated feature “Bambi,” died Thursday, according to a statement released by Wong was 106. “Legendary Disney artist Tyrus Wong had a gift ...