Tyrus Wong papers
name: label: Creator
content: Wong, Tyrus
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California
label: Occupation
content: Designers -- California
label: Topic
content: Chinese American artists
label: Topic
content: Asian American painters
label: Topic
content: Asian American illustrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Tyrus Wong lent his papers to the Archives of American Art for microfilming and the collection was returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wong, Tyrus
setName: label: See more items in
content: Tyrus Wong papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of designer and painter Tyrus Wong date from 1932 to 1963. Found is a letter, photographs, printed material, and sketches.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Tyrus Wong (1910-2016) was a Chinese American painter, designer, illustrator, and printmaker based in California. He participated in the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project and later worked for Disney and Warner Bros. as an illustrator.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1932-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.wongtyru
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel LA 7. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Tyrus Wong after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of designer and painter Tyrus Wong date from 1932 to 1963. Found is a letter, photographs, printed material, and sketches.