– 54 – N e w A c q u i s i t i o n s Exceptionally Large Charlie Brown Poster, Inscribed By Charles Schulz 63. S C H U L Z , Charles M. Poster inscribed. No place, 1984. Single sheet of printed white cardstock, measuring 20 by 28 inches; framed, entire piece measures 24-1/2 by 32-1/2 inches. $3500. Large color poster of Charlie Brown holding a television with an image of himself on the screen, printed to advertise the Museum of Broadcasting’s exhibit celebrating twenty years of Charlie Brown and Peanuts on television, inscribed: “To Doug with friendship—Charles M. Schulz (Sparky).” “Peanuts first appeared in October 1950 in eight daily newspapers. The feature was immediately popular and was soon picked up by hundreds of other newspapers throughout the country. By the end of the decade Schulz had become arguably the best-known cartoonist in the United States… The popularity of the strip was so great that it spawned a host of licensed products, ranging from toys to clothing to greeting cards, as well as a series of award-winning animated television specials, beginning in 1965 with A Charlie Brown Christmas” (ANB). The Museum of Broadcasting’s exhibit, entitled “Charlie Brown, A Boy for All Seasons: 20 Years on Television,” ran from November 15, 1984 to January 31, 1985. “Young Schulz became a devotee of comics and cartoons at an early age, and from childhood onward he was known as ‘Sparky,’ after a horse named Sparkplug featured in one of his favorite comics, Barney Google” (ANB). Fine condition.
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