LOUDONVILLE — Scott Brown was one of America’s greatest cartoonists. He was also a beloved small-town soda shop philosopher.
Brown’s Soda Shop in Mansfield, Ohio was a local landmark featuring Scott Brown’s poster sized cartoons in the window and “the largest, modest and bests chocolate soda on Route 30, including all detours.”
He is the focus of the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s next speaker series, to be held on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m.
Brown’s grandson, Chris Kuntz, spent three years researching his story and walking in his shoes.
The result was the book “Scott Brown: Cartoonist.”
In the process of that search, Kuntz also realized that when we know our personal story we accept power over our life. But how much more power do we experience when we know the unique story of our family?
Those who created us and influenced us.
Kuntz’s presentation, The Power of Family Story, tells universally relevant tales from his own personal journey.
Listeners are inspired to capture their own unique family story and are invited to appreciate and experience the power that this brings. His program is complete with both funny and serious stories, cartoons, artwork, and history.
Christopher Kuntz is a Seattle-based author, artist, and surgeon. He is the son of a general surgeon and writer, and grandson of cartoonist Scott Brown.
Originally an educator, Kuntz began his second career in medicine, becoming an eye surgeon and specializing in cataract surgery.
His book, “Scott Brown: Cartoonist” will be available for sale and signing following the program.
The museum’s Speaker Series wraps up next month, on April 22 with an in-depth look at the legendary football coach Paul Brown.
The Speaker Series is held in the lecture hall of the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum at 203 E. Main Street in Loudonville, Ohio. The series is free and open to the public.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the event beginning at 7 p.m. For more information on the museum and activities, please call 419 994-4050 or visit www.crfmuseum.com.