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Deer on Cliff
Tyrus Wong1960s
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Deer on Cliff reflects Wong's stylistic fusion of Chinese and American aesthetics, encouraged by his Otis Art Institute mentor Stanton Macdonald-Wright. The painting evokes a feeling of movement, influenced by Wong's interest in and work with illustration and film. Wong is renowned for designing all the background scenes for the Disney film Bambi, as well as working at Warner Bros. and Republic Studios.
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Details
- Title: Deer on Cliff
- Creator: Tyrus Wong
- Date Created: 1960s
- Physical Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (31.4 x 39.1 cm)
- Rights: © The Tyrus Wong Family. Photo by Ed Glendinning
- External Link: Now Dig This!: Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980
- Medium: Gouache on illustration board
- Nationality of Artist: Chinese-American
- Life Dates of Artist: 1910–2016
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