Wrapped Snoopy House (Schulz, Peanuts, Environmental Installation)

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Snoopy House (Schulz, Peanuts, Environmental Installation) Lithograph with Collage Year: 2003 Sheet Size: 24.01 x 21.62 inches (61 x 55cm) Edition: 158/250 Signed and numbered in pencil Gallery COA provided *Framed in a black wooden frame. Could ship without frame. In 1978, Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, paid homage to artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude by featuring them in a strip where Snoopy's doghouse was wrapped in fabric. This was a nod to the duo's renowned environmental installations. Years later, in a gesture of mutual admiration, Christo and Jeanne-Claude crafted a life-sized Wrapped Snoopy House. This artwork, enveloped in tarpaulin, polyethylene, and ropes, was presented to the Charles M. Schulz Museum in 2003, where it remains on display. ------------------ Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married artist duo known for their large-scale environmental art installations. Born on the same day, June 13, 1935—Christo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and Jeanne-Claude in Morocco—they met in Paris in 1958 when Christo painted a portrait of Jeanne-Claude’s mother. Their artistic collaboration quickly turned into a lifelong partnership. Their most famous works include wrapping the Reichstag in Berlin, wrapping the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, the 24-mile-long Running Fence in California, and The Gates in New York City's Central Park. Initially, credit was given only to Christo, but in 1994, all outdoor works and large-scale installations were retroactively credited to both. The couple took precautions for their legacy, even flying in separate planes to ensure their work could continue in case of an accident. Keywords: Christo and Jeanne-Claude, environmental art, large-scale installations, Reichstag wrapping, Pont-Neuf, Running Fence, The Gates, conceptual art, artistic collaboration, public art