Editorial Cartoonist for a Day
with Cartoonist and Author Rob Rogers
at the Charles M. Schulz Museum
Saturday, June 26, 1–3pm

June 17, 2010—Santa Rosa, California

With a career made in lampooning national and international issues, Rob Rogers is an award-winning and nationally-syndicated cartoonist who will be teaching his craft at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. From 1-3pm on Saturday, June 26, Rogers will teach adults and children alike how to create their own editorial cartoons. He will discuss how to choose a topic, message, and metaphor, as well as how to capture it in a drawing. After the workshop, Rogers will sign copies of his new book, No Cartoon Left Behind: The Best of Rob Rogers.

About Rob Rogers
Even though Rogers was born in Philadelphia and spent ten years in Oklahoma, he regards himself as a true Pittsburgher. With a master’s degree in fine arts from Carnegie-Mellon University, Rogers joined the staff of The Pittsburgh Press in 1984 as a cartoonist. In 1993, he joined the Post-Gazette after it bought the Press. His many distinctions include the 2000 Thomas Nast Award from the Overseas Press Club, twelve Golden Quill Awards, and his role as president of the Association of America Editorial Cartoonists from 2006-07. Rogers’ work appears regularly in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and Newsweek.

About the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center
The Charles M. Schulz Museum opened in August 2002 to fulfill its mission of preserving, displaying, and interpreting the art of Charles M. Schulz. The Museum carries out this mission through changing exhibitions and programming that build an understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art; illustrate the scope of Schulz’s multi-faceted career; communicate the stories, inspirations and influences of Charles Schulz; and celebrate the life of Charles Schulz and the Peanuts characters.