Tyrus Wong
Chinese-American artist (1910-2016) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 106
Tyrus Wong was a Chinese-born American artist. He was a painter, animator, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer and kite maker, as well as a set designer and storyboard artist.
Tyrus Wong is read about 52 times a day, in 19 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 5 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 106 days, one point a day.
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![The dragon mural in L.A. Chinatown painted by Tyrus Wong and restored by Fu Ding Cheng (1984)[10]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tyrus_Wong_Mural.jpg/500px-Tyrus_Wong_Mural.jpg)
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One of the most-influential and celebrated Asian-American artists of the 20th century, Wong was also a film production illustrator, who worked for Disney and Warner Bros. He was a muralist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as well as a greeting card artist for Hallmark Cards. Most notably, he was the lead production illustrator on Disney's 1942 film Bambi, taking inspiration from Song dynasty art. He also served in the art department of many films, either as a set designer or storyboard artist, such as Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Rio Bravo (1959), The Music Man (1962), PT 109 (1963), The Great Race (1965), Harper (1966), The Green Berets (1968), and The Wild Bunch (1969), among others.
