Kite Biographies
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Tom Tucker Tucker is the author of 2003’s A Bolt of Fate, Benjamin Franklin and His Electric Kite Hoax. He offers the theory that Franklin... |
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Tom Van Sant Tom’s spectacular kites, produced in the mid-1970s, remain astonishing. His trampoline train has fostered newer renditions, and his large... |
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Tomiko Okazaki Experienced wind surfer and kite boarder Okazaki is one of the strong female riders in the sport. She has been central in testing equipment for... |
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Ton Geers From the Netherlands, ad agency artistic director Geers brings unique creativity to kites. Many of his creations are in traditional materials,... |
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Tony Rice He is Australia’s “Kite Man," making a living giving kite workshops and selling drawings or ceramics along the way. He is an... |
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Toranosuke Watanabe One of the famous professional kite makers of the Shirone and Sanjo region, Watanabe-san’s rokkaku set the standard for the design... |
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Tsutomu Hiroi Hiroi’s book, Sculpting the Sky (1978), is one of the first to take kites seriously as art objects. Both sculptor and teacher,... |
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Ty Billings Ty used tie-dying techniques on ripstop nylon, allowing him to expand the palette of his kite making. His creative designs included “hippy... |
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Tyrus Wong
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Uli Wahl Wahl is interested in wind-produced music; Aeolian sounds produced by harps or flutes. His website features traditional kite designs featuring... |
Tyrus Wong, born in...