Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
Author | : Julie Leung |
Publisher | : Anne Schwartz Books |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2019-09-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781524771874 |
ISBN-13 | : 1524771872 |
Rating | : 4/5 (872 Downloads) |
Download or read book Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist written by Julie Leung and published by Anne Schwartz Books. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.