This is America Charlie Brown - The Smithsonian and the Presidency
name: label: Associated Name
content: Schulz, Charles M.
label: depicted
content: Washington, Martha
notes: label: Description
content: Animation cel from the “The Smithsonian and the Presidency” episode of the 8-part animated mini-series <i>This is America Charlie Brown</i>. The series, which ran from 1988-1989, featured characters from the <i>Peanuts</i> franchise participating in historical moments or learning about the American past. Featuring representations of historical personages, it is one of the only <i>Peanuts </i> stories to prominently include adult characters. The “Smithsonian and the Presidency” episode first aired on April 19, 1989.
label: Description
content: Charles Schulz’s <i>Peanuts</i> was a syndicated newspaper comic that ran from 1950-2000. Originating from Schultz’s original cartoon <i>Lil Folks </i>, <i>Peanuts</i> became one of the most popular comic strips ever, running in over 2,6000 newspapers, developing into a massive multi-media franchise and marketing juggernaut. The strip, whose 17,897 cartoons were all written and drawn by Schulz, was noted its psychological depth and a philosophical bent, as well as for providing a humorous yet honest window into interpersonal relationships and life’s myriad challenges. Featuring only children and animals as characters, including the depressed yet perseverant Charlie Brown his joyful, imaginative pet dog Snoopy, the security blanket wielding Linus and his “crabby” older sister Lucy, <i>Peanuts</i> established reoccurring stories and motifs that have become part of the world’s shared popular culture.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Entertainment
label: Subject
content: Animation
label: Subject
content: Smithsonian Institution
label: Subject
content: Television
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0170.04.1
label: accession number
content: 2017.0170
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0170.04.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cel, animation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: acetate, paint (overall material)