Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story

Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story

#His art inspired Bambi. His life will inspire you.


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1h 13m 2015 HD

The unlikely story of 106-year old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism in America to become a celebrated modernist painter, Hollywood sketch artist, and “Disney Legend” for his groundbreaking work on the classic animated film, Bambi.


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