{"product_id":"background-artist-the-life-and-work-of-tyrus-wong-9781978838413","title":"Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong","description":"\u003cp\u003e You might not know the name Tyrus Wong, but you probably know some of the images he created, including scenes from the beloved Disney classic \u003ci\u003eBambi\u003c\/i\u003e. Yet when he came to this country as a child, Tyrus was an illegal immigrant locked up in an offshore detention center. How did he go on to a long and prosperous career drawing animation cels, storyboards, and greeting cards that shaped the American imagination? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackground Artist \u003c\/i\u003eshares the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong's remarkable 106-year life and showcases his wide array of creative work, from the paintings and fine art prints he made working for Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration to the unique handmade kites he designed and flew on the Santa Monica beach. It tells how he came to the United States as a ten-year-old boy in 1920, at a time when the Chinese Exclusion Act barred him from legal citizenship. Yet it also shows how Wong found American communities that welcomed him and nurtured his artistic talent. Covering everything from his work as a studio sketch artist for Warner Bros. to the best-selling Christmas cards he designed for Hallmark and other greeting card companies, this book celebrates a multitalented Asian American artist and pioneer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAREN FANG\u003c\/b\u003e is a film scholar and cultural critic who writes for museums and film festivals around the world. She is a professor of English at the University of Houston, and her previous books include \u003ci\u003eArresting Cinema: Surveillance in Hong Kong Film\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRomantic Writing and the Empire of Signs: Periodical Culture and Post-Napoleonic Authorship\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894755234066,"sku":"9781978838413","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f5743a7-d7eb-4294-b07e-b17b9dbcfe0e.jpg?v=1738260284","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/background-artist-the-life-and-work-of-tyrus-wong-9781978838413","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}