American Masters

Tyrus

09/08/2017 | 1h 23m 11s | WETA Passport

Until his death at the age of 106, Tyrus Wong 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 had a pioneering impact on American art and popular culture.

Aired: 09/08/17 | Expires: 05/17/25 | Rating: NR

Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Judith & Burton Resnick, Seton J. Melvin, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, Vital Projects Fund, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Ellen and James S. Marcus, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, Koo and Patricia Yuen and public television viewers.

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Extras From This Episode

• How Tyrus Wong got the job to animate Bambi

  Clip: 09/08/2017 | 1m 18s

• How Tyrus Wong influenced the makers of "The Dam Keeper"

  Clip: 09/08/2017 | 9m 53s

• See Tyrus Wong's work in classic Warner Bros. movies

  Clip: 09/08/2017 | 1m 8s

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