Paper son : the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2019]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Audience
K to Grade 3.
Summary
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 to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi.