The story of Wrapped Snoopy House began in 1975 when Charles Schulz met Christo following Christo’s presentation to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors seeking approval for his Running Fence project. A 24.5-mile, 18-foot-high, white nylon curtain that zigzagged over the Sonoma County hills before plunging into the ocean on the Marin-Sonoma County line. This began a friendship based on mutual respect and admiration that lasted a quarter of a century.

An admirer of the extraordinary environmental artworks by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Schulz paid tribute to the artists in this 1978 Peanuts comic strip:

This Peanuts comic strip was first published on November 20, 1978.

Twenty-five years later, Christo and Jeanne-Claude returned the compliment by creating Wrapped Snoopy House, a life-sized doghouse wrapped in tarpaulin, polyethylene, and ropes, and presenting it to Jean Schulz for permanent display at the Museum.