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"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...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Profiles Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, best known for his animation work on Disney's Bambi and his motion picture production art during the heyday of the Hollywood studios. Focuses on the racism he experienced during his career and in his private life, focusing on the treatment of Asian Americans during World War II.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
99 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is one of the most famous memorials in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the college student who won the design competition to build it. This carefully researched volume chronicles Maya Lin's childhood, her battle to create the memorial as she envisioned it, and the incredible body of work she has produced since then. More than simply an art book, this compelling biography of a young...
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