Inking History: Charles Schulz’s Peanuts and the American Revolution
The World-Famous World War I Flying Ace, Joe Cool, and the world’s most recognized beagle, Snoopy, added another persona in the late 1990s: The Revolutionary War Patriot. Join Benjamin L. Clark, curator of the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California, when he sheds light on and tells stories about cartoonist Charles Schulz’s love of history and his process for creating the iconic comic strip, Peanuts.
Benjamin L. Clark has served as the curator of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center since 2018. He has worked in museums since 2003 and currently leads the team that preserves and interprets Schulz’s legacy at the museum and around the globe. Benjamin is the co-author of the Eisner Award-winning book Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, CBS Sunday Morning, and NPR’s Morning Edition.
Curt DiCamillo is American Ancestors' Curator of Fine Art. As part of the Education team, he curates American Ancestors' large art collection, lectures around the world, and hosts the celebrated American Ancestors Art & Architecture webinar series.