A profound influence
A profound influence
If by chance, you find yourself in Santa Rosa, California, then you must stop here.
Especially as the Museum opens this new exhibition:
Peanuts Parody—Visual Shorthand
In Politics and Pop Culture
Over 70 Cartoonists’ Art Featured in
New Exhibition at the Charles M. Schulz Museum
“Peanuts Lives: A Tribute
March 3, 2007 through January 28, 2008
Two different installations: first installation (3/3/07-8/13/07) and second installation (8/17/07-1/28/08)
Downstairs Changing Gallery, Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center
Santa Rosa, CA. Lucy’s psychiatric booth, Charlie Brown and the kite-eating tree, Linus’ security blanket, Snoopy as the Red Baron, and other Peanuts themes have become a sort of visual shorthand in which an entire story can be summed up with just one image. Through the years the media has “borrowed” Peanuts characters, themes, or situations to get a laugh or make a point.
The Charles M. Schulz Museum’s newest exhibition, Peanuts Lives: A Tribute, will display the art of over 70 different cartoonists from Saturday, March 3, 2007 through Monday, January 28, 2008. This exhibition, comprised of two installations of editorial cartoons and comic strips, pays tribute to Charles Schulz’s genius and explores the many ways that Peanuts lives on in contemporary popular culture.
The first installation, running Saturday, March 3, through Monday, August 13, 2007, will include the art of over seventy editorial and comic strip cartoonists. The second installation, running Friday, August 17, 2007, through Monday, January 28, 2008, will include additional comic strips as well as a video collage of Peanuts parodies found in television, film, and advertising.
“In the first installation, we are fortunate to have a very interesting collection of comic strips and editorial cartoons, often annotated by the artist,” notes exhibition curator Jane O’Cain. Some of the featured comic strip artists are Jim Davis (Garfield), Bil Keane (Family Circus), Greg Evans (Luann), Dan Piraro (Bizzaro), Patrick McDonald (Mutts), Russell Myers (Broom-Hilda), Cathy Guisewite (Cathy), Jerry Scott and Jim Borgmann (Zits), and Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine). Notable editorial cartoonists in the exhibition include Tom Meyer (San Francisco Chronicle) and Rob Rogers (Pittsburg Post-Gazette), as well as Pulitzer-Prize-winning cartoonists Bill Mauldin (Chicago Sun-Times), Mike Luckovich (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), and Steve Benson (Arizona Republic).
In Peanuts Lives, the long–term impact of Schulz’s life’s work is revealed through the images and words of his fellow cartoonists as they pay homage to him through their own art. Peanuts’ lasting cultural influence is evidenced by the fact that, seven years after his death, Schulz’s characters continue to be featured in editorial cartoons that address important aspects of our shared cultural experience.”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE CHARLES M. SCHULZ MUSEUM AND RESEARCH CENTER
· More than 6,000 square feet of gallery space with permanent and changing exhibitions of original strips and memorabilia illustrating Schulz’s career and his influence on the art of the comic strip genre
· 2,133 square-foot Great Hall with large scale artworks illustrating Schulz’s legacy
· Re-creation of Schulz’s studio work area
· Outdoor gardens and exhibits, including a Snoopy Labyrinth and a kite-eating tree
· 100-seat theatre featuring animated specials and documentary/interview footage of Charles M. Schulz
· Research library and archives
· Education room with hands-on activities and classes
· Video nook for viewing video about creation of the Museum
ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
Hours of Operation
Winter Hours—Labor Day through Memorial Day
•Weekdays (except Tuesday) 11AM – 5:00 PM
•Saturday & Sunday 10 AM – 5:00 PM
•Closed Tuesdays
•Weekdays (except Tuesday) 9:30AM – 12 Noon, reserved for tour groups by advance reservation only
Summer Hours—Memorial Day through Labor Day
•Weekdays 11 AM – 5:00 PM
•Saturday & Sunday 10 AM – 5:00 PM
•Open Everyday
•Weekdays 9:30AM – 12 Noon, reserved for tour groups by advance reservation only
Admission Fees
•Museum Members, Children 3 and under............................................... Free Admission
•Children 4-18, college students with valid ID Card,
and Seniors 62+.................................... $5.00
•Adults....................................................... $8.00
Location
The Charles M. Schulz Museum is 45 minutes by car North of San Francisco on Highway 101. The Museum is located at 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California 95403.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007