Then it hit us--Oh, that Charles Schulz!
The museum itself seemed, to us, to be two museums in one.
Snoopy's classic restful pose seemed a bit more whimsical on this colorful doghouse.
The other museum, as we would describe it, is located in the exhibit area. Here the 7,000 original comic strips that are contained in the museum's collection rotate through the exhibit areas.
In this area, it is not possible to take photographs.
He can also be found in the courtyard engaged in conversa-tion with his best friend Snoopy (left), the only non-avian character who can understand Woodstock's speech.
Linus first appeared in 1952, and in 1954 was shown with his "security blanket," a term he coined.
Above Linus is one of the dreaded kite-eating trees. A red and blue kite along with many feet of string is located near the top of the tree.
In an unexpected location, Peanuts comic strip panels were found in the rest rooms.
On the south wall of the Great Hall, we found another display of Peanuts strips printed on two x eight-inch ceramic tiles. The sequence starts with a close-up to show the panels.
This 17 x 22-foot mural, designed by Japanese artist Yoshiteru Otani, is made of 3,588 black-and-white tiles.
Schulz had been asked if, for his final Peanuts strip, Charlie Brown would finally get to kick that football after so many decades. His response: "Oh, no! Definitely not! I couldn't have Charlie Brown kick that football; that would be a terrible disservice to him after nearly half a century."
That poor kid indeed. Just one moment of satisfaction would have been exhilirating for that poor kid.
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