Next time I’m in DC…

While doing a web search, I stumbled across the fact that the Smithsonian Institute has a piece of original Schulz art… in their Duke Ellington archives. Since it’s undated, it was probably not an original strip – perhaps Schulz just did a character drawing as a gift for the great musician at some point? Or maybe a caricature of him? It’s just one piece of art, but darn it, now I’m all curious! (If anyone happens to know what it is, drop me a line at questions@aaugh.com .)

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