Traveling Exhibitions Program

— Inside Peanuts: The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz —

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For nearly fifty years, Charles Monroe Schulz entertained audiences from around the world with his Peanuts comic strip. With his endearing Peanuts characters, Schulz explored a broad range of emotions, from friendship and faith to tolerance and disappointment. Inside Peanuts: The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz celebrates the cartoonist’s extraordinary life and describes his creative process and artistic focus.

This exhibition contains reproduction comic strips and preliminary sketches that follow the development of the characters who make up the unique world of Peanuts, quotes by Schulz explaining his art, and selected Peanuts collectibles from six decades. Tear sheets of comic strips by prominent cartoonists who influenced Schulz as a young artist reveal the contrast of Schulz’s drawing style to the elaborately illustrated cartoons popular during the early twentieth century. These elements create an experience for visitors that will illuminate the story behind the creation of one of the most popular and influential cartoon strips of all time.

For detailed project descriptions, images, checklists, and current information, contact Dinah Houghtaling,
Traveling Exhibitions Manager, at dinah@schulzmuseum.org or (707) 579-4452, ext. 287.