![]() In 1938, Wong was hired by Walt Disney Studios as an "inbetweener" intern (illustrators who create the sketches between key animator sketches, forming the movement of a character or object), drawi ng thousands of illustrations that were photographed to make animated films. In 1932, Wong’s work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago along with works by Picasso, Matisse, and Paul Klee. He and fellow artists like Benji Okubo and Hideo Date formed the Oriental Artists’ Group of Los Angeles, organizing shows of their work. In junior high school, Wong earned a scholarship to the Otis Art institute, supporting himself as a waiter in Chinatown. There, he was introduced to his favorite paintings, the spare landscape paintings of the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD). ![]() ![]() After living a short time in Sacramento, they eventually settled in Los Angeles.Īlthough Wong’s father recognized his love of art from an early age, he could only afford for Wong to practice calligraphy using water and newspapers as well as study Chinese art at the Los Angeles Central Library. Drawing inspiration from Chinese artists of the Song Dynasty, Wong applied his unique vision to paintings, prints, and even the Walt Disney film Bambi.īorn on this day in 1910 in a village in southern China’s Guangdong Province, ten-year-old Wong and his father traveled to America seeking a better life. Today’s Doodle honors the life and legacy of Tyrus Wong ( born Wong Gen Yeo) the Chinese-American artist responsible for some of the best-known images in American popular culture. The panda bears, butterflies, and centipedes floating in the breeze were of his own design. Along the beach in Santa Monica, California, on the fourth Saturday of every month, an elderly gentleman could be found flying kites with his wife and three daughters.
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