Snoopy's Dogfight

MEDIUM: Limited Edition Cel on Fine Art Giclée Background with Limited Edition Storyboard Giclée Print
IMAGE SIZE: 23" x 9.5" (Cel); 18" x 2.5" (Drawing)
EDITION SIZE: 150
SIGNED: Larry Leichliter
YEAR: 2013
SKU: MLC16

ABOUT THE IMAGE: This hand-painted limited edition cel was created by artist Larry Leichliter, of Bill Melendez Productions. To create "Snoopy's Dogfight," Mr. Leichliter sketched a series of storyboard panels based on the action-packed scene in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Three of these panels inspired the layout drawing for this limited edition cel. Next, Mr. Leichliter selected five of his storyboard panels for a giclée print, creating a diptych of animation. Each Peanuts limited edition is individually numbered and bears the Peanuts Film Gallery seal of authenticity and features the signature of artist Larry Leichliter.

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a 1966 American prime time animated television special based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. A Halloween special, it was the third Peanuts special (and second holiday-themed special, following A Charlie Brown Christmas) to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was also the first Peanuts special to use the titular pattern of a short phrase, followed by "Charlie Brown," a pattern which would remain the norm for almost all subsequent Peanuts specials.