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Paper son : the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist / by Julie Leung ; illustrated by Chris Sasaki.

by Leung, Julie.

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Schwartz & Wade Books, c2019.

Wong, Tyrus -- Juvenile literature.

Artists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Chinese American artists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Alternate title:

Inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm.

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.

Biography, Juvenile.

Sasaki, Chris (Illustrator)

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