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No Cure for Curiosity

English - December 25, 2022 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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November 2022 would have been the 100-birthday of Charles Schulz. To wrap up the second year of No Cure for Curiosity, we were curious about Schulz and his strip, Peanuts with Rob Stolzer, Professor of Art, and Neil Prendergast, U.S. Historian, from UWSP.

What made Peanuts such an iconic comic strip in the second half of the 20th century? What is Peanuts' vision of mid-century America? And why did NBC think that "A Charlie Brown Christmas Special" was going to be a disaster?

If you want to learn more from Rob Stolzer, check out his websites devoted to art, comic art, and illustration:

Rob Stolzer’s General Art Website: http://www.robstolzer.com Ink-Slinger’s Blog: https://inkslingers.ink The Art and Life of Gregor Duncan: https://gregorduncan.org Russell Johnson & Mister Oswald Website: https://misteroswald.com

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Our intro music was written by UWSP music student Derek Carden and our logo is by artist and graphic designer Ryan Dreimiller.

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