Only What's Necessary 70th Anniversary Edition: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts

Description

Charles M. Schulz believed that the key to cartooning was to take out the extraneous details and leave in only what's necessary. For 50 years, he wrote and illustrated Peanuts, the single most popular and influential comic strip in the world. Renowned designer Chip Kidd was granted unprecedented access to the extraordinary archives of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California. Only What's Necessary reproduces the best of the Peanuts newspaper strip, all shot from the original art by awardwinning photographer Geoff Spear, and features exclusive, rare, and unpublished original art and developmental work-much of which has never been seen before.

Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) is the legendary cartoonist and creator of the iconic comic strip Peanuts. He was twice honored with the Reuben Award by the National Cartoonists Society. His archives are located at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California. Chip Kidd is an awardwinning graphic designer, writer, and editoratlarge at Pantheon. He lives in New York City. Geoff Spear is an awardwinning photographer who has collaborated with Chip Kidd on over a dozen books and numerous book covers. He lives in New York City.