TOM EVERHART (born on May 21, 1952 in Washington, D.C. is an American artist. He is the only artist authorized to paint Peanuts comics strip characters Everhart began his undergraduate studies at the Yale School of Art and Architecture in 1970. In 1972 he participated in an independent study program under Earl Hoffman at St. Mary's College. He returned to the Yale School of Art and Architecture in 1974 where he completed his graduate work in 1976, followed by postgraduate studies at the Musée de l'Orangerie, in Paris. In 1980, he was introduced to cartoonist Charles M. Schulz at Schulz's studios in Santa Rosa, California. A few weeks prior to their meeting, Everhart, having absolutely no education in cartooning, found himself involved in a freelance project that required him to draw and present Peanuts renderings to Schulz's studios. Hand signed and numbered Edition, *** /500 (number will be different than that in the photo)Woodstock "Hitched" Offered with a certificate of authenticity COA Printed on heavy Coventry paper with publisher chop mark on left lower corner Series: 'The Lagoon Suite' 2007 Size: 31" x 44" in very good condition (ptistine), never framed, This artwork was created on a rare antique Marinoni Voirin lithograph press that dates to the 1800's. The press is reputed to come from the Paris, France print shop of artist Henri Toulouse-Loutrec. There are only known to be seven of these presses left in the world. The significance of these presses is that few operators exist that know the techniques to utilize them. In addition, few are willing to expend the hours necessary to make lithographs with these machines. The lithographs produced through use of these presses, however, are of the highest quality. Colors are hand mixed, one at a time. Skilled operators feed museum quality paper through the presses to set the colors and impressions. As a result of the time and skill used by the operators, the end product is an art image with maximum pigment saturation...meant to last over the years. This artwork is one of the final Tom Everhart editions to be printed using this very special technique! Please consider the Photo's of the actual Artwork as part of the description. Please note that there sometimes can be a slight color variation from Photo to actual art work Attention International Buyers: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Shipping : Your item will be shipped within 2 business days of receiving payment. Payment : We ask that payment be made within 7 days of auctions close. We understand that things can happen and if for some reason, you need more time...just write so that we can work it out for you. combined shipping: If you buy more than 1 picture that can be shipped in the same package, we will only charge shipping once, no matter how many pictures you buy. If you invoice shows something else, please wait for revised invoice before paying!