November 20, 2007... There's an age-old question we ask about artists and their work... is it more interesting to experience the work in light of the artist's life, or should we take the work on its own terms, and ignore the biographical connections?
Does the work of Charles Schulz simply make you want to smile... or does it make you want to know more about whether he was loved, happy, secure, amiable?
For a biographer, or course, the life of the artist is the stuff of his own art. Listen as Mike Cuthbert talks with author David Michaelis about his controversial new biography of Charles Schulz.
Mike Cuthbert interviews David Michaelis about
Charles Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography