Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Schulz




This shirt is a straight up souvenir.
You can get one on their website or in the museum store. I got one because my sister lives close to the museum in Santa Rosa -Northern California-.
http://shop.schulzmuseum.org/SelectSKU.aspx?skuid=1000817
I'm always worried about white shirts, this one's no different. It is a pretty distinct design, and at least it's happy. This one of only a few museum shirts I have.
There is a lot of little text on this shirt, even though it looks simple. The little yellow box in the top corner says, "Charles M. Schulz Museum". Below that it says "Grand Opening 2002". These were made to celebrate the creation of the museum and are really cheap now -I suppose they made a whole bunch of them-. Right across the middle it says "Schulz" written out like the artist's signature, with the subtitle of "Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center". In the background, with light grey ink, is a traditional drawing of Charlie Brown jumping with his baseball cap on. The museum is a center for his art, comic preservation and education for new generations.
Most people like Peanuts, at least I think they do. This is an unoffensive shirt that works in most casual situations. I'll wear this when people won't get some of my other -more obscure- graphic tees. A classic comic strip reference really stands out when you're in a very contemporary setting. For example, a Peanuts shirt in a room full of Justice League or Avengers makes you look like you really care about the craft and its roots.

There isn't a really clever anecdote that goes with this shirt, so I'll tell you where I think it would be awesome to wear. It would be one of two places, they both come to mind when I think of the classic Peanuts. The first is a little hole in the wall called Stuart Ng books. Located in Torrance, this bookstore sells rare art books, collected comics, and French Imports. I found the store online because they're the only people in Southern California who sell artist sketchbooks from people like Bruce Timm and Chris Sanders. The other location is the Antiquarian Book Fair. They have a little show every year where people come together to appreciate and sell old books. They include manuscripts, comic books, big-little books and everything in between. A Schulz museum shirt could  actually be appreciated here for its rarity and charm.
http://www.bustamante-shows.com/book/index-book.asp
http://stuartngbooks.com/

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