Current Exhibits at the Schulz Museum:
In the Changing Gallery on the First Floor:
"Literature and Movies in PEANUTS"
Summer/Fall, 2004
Because literature and motion pictures were such an integral part of Charles M. Schulz’s life and because so much of his life went into the strip, it is no surprise to see movies and books appear often in Peanuts. Displayed in this exhibition are examples of many of those appearances.
December 31, 1991 "Click" on image for larger picture.
The 1941 classic Citizen Kane is widely considered the best movie ever made. Schulz probably watched it 30-40 times. He made his own foray into movie-making in the late eighties with It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown. A live action/animated feature starring his daughter Jill and co-written with his oldest son Monte, the movie did not do as well as he had hoped: "I wanted this to be my Citizen Kane, but it's not".
September 2, 1984 "Click" on image for larger picture.
The best known American novel of the 1920's, Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was a book Schulz read again and again. In a series running in 1991 he featured Sally teaching a Bible study class. Larry continually confuses Gatsby and the Bible, which is reminiscent of Linus' confusing Santa and the Great Pumpkin.
May 31, 1991 "Click" on image for larger picture.
Jokes about who starred in a 1926 movie could never be made by any of the children in the strip, as they most likely would not have taken the time to memorize the actors' names. But with Snoopy and the birds' world of fantasy and adventure, just about any scenario makes sense, allowing Schulz to broaden the scope of his jokes.
March 10, 1987
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March 20 – November 8, 2004
Schulz's Peanuts characters and strips were parodied more than 40 times in MADTM MAGAZINE between 1958 and 2000. This exhibit includes an irreverent sampling of these MADTM parodies and some or the original Peanuts strips and advertisements that inspired them. From "Adventures of the Red Baron" to "Will Success Spoil Charlie Brown," MADTM MAGAZINE and Peanuts fans are sure to find some of their favorite sendoffs of Schulz's popular characters.
Permanent Exhibits
PEANUTS works at other Museums
Beginning September 11 and continuing through November 21, the Brandywine
River Museum in Chadds Ford, PA, presents Revere's Ride and Longfellows
Legend. This exhibition examines a variety of artistic depictions of Paul Revere, a
legendary symbol of American heroism and patriotism. It includes works by
such well-known artists as Leonard Everett Fisher, William Robinson Leigh,
Charles Santore, Harold Von Schmidt, Lynd Ward, N.C. Wyeth, and Charles M.
Schulz.
Charles Schulz was a lifelong admirer of Andrew Wyeth, and the two exchanged correspondence over
the years. N. C. Wyeth biographer David Michaelis is currently working on the first full-length biography of Charles M. Schulz.
The original PEANUTS strip from October 30, 1977 will be on display during this exhibition.
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This show will travel to the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts,
and be on display January 29 through June 25, 2005.
Future Exhibit at the Schulz Museum:
PEANUTS - FOUND IN TRANSLATION
An Exhibit of Yoshiteru Otani's Newest Work, November 12, 2004
Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani's new work, based on the Peanuts characters, will be on exhibit at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California from November 12, 2004 through April 11, 2005.
 Peanuts - Found in Translation will feature more than 40 of Yoshi's ink paintings on handmade washi paper that incorporate the Peanuts gang and Japanese characters in compositions that might be characterized as the visual equivalent of onomatopoeia. For example, in one of the paintings Lucy seems to be floating atop a vertical brush stroke, while blowing a bubble. The vertical brush stroke of the kanji character for "good" is followed by more kanji characters that represent the concept of feeling. The words and the image both communicate "It feels good."
 Another painting features a disheveled Charlie Brown, kite, and tangled kite string perched on the kanji character for wind.
All of the paintings reveal Yoshi's trademark whimsical humor and remain true to the characters' personalities. The title of the exhibit alludes to both the images in the paintings reflecting the message of the Japanese calligraphy as well as the fact that Schulz's Peanuts characters continue to speak, in translation, to people worldwide.
YOSHITERU OTANI
 With an extensive background in museum and commercial exhibition design, Otani and his O2 Company have been responsible for a wide variety of projects in Japan - from the planning and design of Dino Expos in Niigata, Izumo and Matsuyama, to the planning and design for the All Japan Country Fairs.
Since meeting Charles Schulz in 1993, Otani has focused much of his creativity on projects relating directly to Peanuts characters. Examples include the design, art and exhibition planning for the Osaka Snoopy Town theme park and Snoopy Town Shops in Funabashi, Hiroshima, Yokohama and Osaka.
Otani, who holds a U.S. patent on cut and folded morphing paper art, also paints and creates metal sculptures and kinesthetic artworks. Because of his fascination with Schulz's work and Schulz's admiration for his creations of Peanuts-inspired art, Otani has worked on projects for the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center since its inception.
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