Only What's Necessary Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts

Drawn from the archives of the Charles M. Schulz Museum, an in-depth look at Peanuts with a “wealth of original art” (The New York Times).

Reproducing the very best of the Peanuts newspaper strip, all shot from the original art by award-winning photographer Geoff Spear, Only What’s Necessary also features exclusive, rare, and unpublished original art and developmental work—much of which has never been seen before.

Charles M. Schulz believed that the key to cartooning was to take out the extraneous details and leave in only what’s necessary. For fifty years, from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, Schulz wrote and illustrated Peanuts, the single most popular and influential comic strip in the world.

In all, 17,897 strips were published, making it “arguably the longest story ever told by one human being,” according to Robert Thompson, professor of popular culture at Syracuse University. For Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, 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.

Trim Size: 28 x 21 cm
Page Count: 304
Illustrations: 450 photographs

ANCLADEMAR T-SHIRTS

XS - 45 cm (width arm) x 67.5 cm (length)

S - 48 cm (width arm) x 68 cm (length)

M - 51 cm (width arm) x 71.5 cm (length)

L - 54 cm (width arm) x 73.5 cm (length)

XL - 57 cm (width arm) x 75.5 cm (length)

OXFORD SHIRTS

XS - 96 cm (chest) ; 88 cm (waist); 72.8 cm (length); 65 cm (sleeve)

S - 102 cm (chest) ; 94 cm (waist); 74.8 cm (length); 66.5 cm (sleeve)

M - 108 cm (chest) ; 100 cm (waist); 76.8 cm (length); 68 cm (sleeve)

L - 114 cm (chest) ; 106 cm (waist); 78.8 cm (length); 69.5 cm (sleeve)

XL - 120 cm (chest) ; 112 cm (waist); 80 cm (long); 71 cm (sleeve)

SOFT COTTON SHIRTS

S - 104 cm (chest) ; 72 cm (length)

M - 108 cm (chest); 74 cm (length)

L - 116 cm (chest); 74 cm (length)

XL - 124 cm (chest); 80 cm (length)

CUSTOM SWEATSHIRTS, EMBROIDERED AND STAMPED

Xs - 48 cm (width) x 65 cm (length)

S - 50.5 cm (width) x 68 cm (length)

M - 53 cm (shoulder) x 72 cm (length)

L - 56 cm (width) x 74 cm (length)

XL - 59 cm (shoulder) x 76 cm (length)

NOMADIC ROPE SANDALS

36 - 22.99 cm (length) 

37 - 23.63 cm (length) 

38 - 24.27 cm (length) 

39 - 24.90 cm (length) 

40 - 25.54 cm (length) 

41 - 26.18 cm (length) 

42 - 26.82 cm (length)

43 - 27.46 cm (length)

44 - 28.10 cm (length)

45 - 28.74 cm (length)