Tyrus Wong: The Chinese American artist behind "Bambi" | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS

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Tyrus Wong: The Chinese American artist behind "Bambi" | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS

"People worldwide have seen the Disney animated classic Bambi and been deeply moved by it, but few can tell you the name of the artist behind the film. Even fewer are aware of this pioneering artist’s impact on American art and popular culture.

Until his death at the age of 106, Tyrus Wong (1910-2016) was America’s oldest living Chinese American artist and one of the last remaining artists from the golden age of Disney animation. The quiet beauty of his Eastern-influenced paintings caught the eye of Walt Disney, who made Wong the inspirational sketch artist for Bambi.

This documentary originally aired on September 8th, 2017." from the video introduction

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