Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung

$17.99 USD 

Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung

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 BambiJulie Leung and Chris Sasaki perfectly capture the beautiful life and work of a painter who came to this country with dreams and talent–and who changed the world of animation forever.

  • 40 pages
  • 11" x 9"
  • Ages 4+
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung