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57-651: Zwigoff was born in Appleton, Wisconsin , to a Jewish family of dairy farmers. He was raised in Chicago . Zwigoff moved to San Francisco in the 1970s and met cartoonist Robert Crumb , who shared his interest in pre-war American roots music . Zwigoff, who plays cello and mandolin (as well as the saw, and the Stroh violin ), joined Crumb's string band R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders , with whom he recorded several records. Zwigoff's friendship with Crumb led to his involvement in

114-516: A Harry Houdini exhibit, and other traveling exhibits. The Atlas Science Center has historic paper-making machines on display and an exhibit on the history of paper. The Fox River Mall is the second-largest mall in Wisconsin. Other local malls include Northland Shopping Mall and City Center Plaza. In 2013, Houdini Plaza, on the corner of College Avenue and Appleton Street, was renovated. The project cost around $ 1.5 million with most of that paid by

171-424: A 30s recording, "State Street Rag", on which Armstrong played the mandolin. Zwigoff worked on a documentary about R. Crumb and his two brothers for nine years, during which Zwigoff said he was "averaging an income of about $ 200 a month and living with back pain so intense that I spent three years with a loaded gun on the pillow next to my bed, trying to get up the nerve to kill myself". He completed Crumb in 1994;

228-511: A firework display for the Appleton community during the 4th of July holiday. City Park, established in 1882, is the oldest park in the Appleton park system. The Trout Museum of Art uses the park for its Art in the Park showcase. The show features over 200 artists that attract over 25,000 art enthusiasts annually. Pierce Park is the site of weekly Appleton City Band concerts held during the summer, and of

285-432: A kiss through the protective glass. Sophia Myles was terrified about her nude scene (the first in her career) but finally she did it. "If there is going to be nudity in a film, I would rather do it myself than use my body double. If they use one, they can go and do a day's shooting, you don't know what they're doing and people still think it's you," she said. [Art School Confidential] was really negatively received both at

342-463: A mysterious student named Jonah for both Audrey's affection and artistic recognition. At the same time, a serial killer known as the Strathmore Strangler is on the loose near the campus, confounding the police and inspiring Vince to create a documentary about the murders. In a wild attempt to win a prestigious art competition, Jerome asks for, and gets, Jimmy's paintings, unbeknownst to him are

399-639: A network of bus lines serving the Fox Valley. There are also several taxi operators in the city. Valley Transit operates routes that generally begin service as early as 5:45 AM and run until as late as 10:40 PM Monday through Saturday. Frequencies are usually every hour and every half-hour on certain routes during peak morning and afternoon times on weekdays. There is no service on Sunday. Amtrak Thruway and Lamers Bus Lines offer intercity buses serving such locations as Green Bay, Madison, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, and Chicago. In April 2021, Bird Rides launched

456-453: A pilot program with 100 rentable electric scooters that users can operate throughout most of the city. The founder of the company Travis VanderZanden grew up in the Appleton area. Hwy 47 Richmond St. (Exit 142), Hwy E Ballard Rd. (Exit 144), and Hwy 441 (Exit 145) US 10 West/US 41, Racine St Menasha, Hwy AP Midway Rd., WIS 47 Appleton Rd., US 10 East Oneida St., Hwy KK Calumet St., Hwy CE College Ave., Hwy OO Northland Ave., US 41 Appleton

513-508: A then 13-year-old girl. Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton ( Menominee : Ahkōnemeh ) is a city in and the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin , United States. A small portion of the city also extends into Calumet and Winnebago counties. It is situated on the Fox River , 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles (160 km) north of Milwaukee . As of

570-509: Is crisscrossed by the former main lines of the Chicago and North Western Railway (southwest-northeast) and the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway (roughly southeast–northwest, and now largely abandoned except for local service to area paper mills and other industries). A north-south branch of the former Wisconsin Central Railroad passes on the west side of the city. All rail service

627-457: Is elected every four years in a citywide vote. The council, known as the common council or city council, consists of 15 members, called alderpersons, all of whom are elected to two-year terms from individual districts. The current mayor of Appleton, Jake Woodford, was elected in 2020 to his first four-year term. The first mayor of Appleton was Amos Story, elected in April 1857. The longest-serving mayor

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684-584: Is home to Lawrence University , a private liberal arts college, and Fox Valley Technical College . Globe University , Concordia University Wisconsin , and Rasmussen College have branch campuses in the city. The University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley , a two-year campus of the University of Wisconsin System , is located in nearby Menasha . Lawrence University is the most expenisve college in Wisconsin. Appleton has other various art ciriculums imbeded in its culture. Art

741-406: Is important here and taught in all the school disrticts. In recent years, Appleton has emerged as a center for innovation in technology education, particularly in the area of K–12 technology education: the student-driven Appleton Youth Education Initiative has partnered with Microsoft Philanthropies, Plexus Corp., Miron Construction, Schneider National , and Stellar Blue Technologies to organize

798-550: Is loosely based on the comic of the same name by Daniel Clowes . The film is Zwigoff's second collaboration with Clowes, the first being 2001's Ghost World , which was also released by United Artists . The film received polarized reviews from critics. Inspired by his longtime love of drawing, and hoping to meet girls, Jerome enrolls at the Strathmore School of Art. His roommates are aspiring filmmaker Vince and closeted-gay fashion major Matthew. Jerome looks for love amongst

855-662: Is now operated by Canadian National Railway . Appleton has no intercity passenger rail service, although studies are being undertaken on the feasibility of extending Amtrak rail service to the Fox Cities and Green Bay. Art School Confidential (film) Art School Confidential is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by Terry Zwigoff and starring Max Minghella , Sophia Myles , John Malkovich , Jim Broadbent , Matt Keeslar , Ethan Suplee , Joel Moore , Nick Swardson , Adam Scott , and Anjelica Huston . The story follows Jerome (Minghella) who enrolls in art school and

912-477: Is sent to prison, but his paintings, particularly one of Audrey, become prized by collectors. Vince scores a huge hit with his documentary about the Strangler called My Roommate: The Murderer . In prison, Jerome continues to paint and sells his works at high prices, not caring that people think he is the killer as it has brought him financial success and recognition. Audrey comes to visit him in prison, and they share

969-748: Is the principal city of the Appleton–Oshkosh–Neenah CSA , a Combined Statistical Area which includes the Appleton (Calumet and Outagamie counties) and Oshkosh–Neenah ( Winnebago County ) metropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 392,660 at the 2010 census and an estimated population of 409,881 as of 2019. According to the 2020 census , 62,899 of the city's population lived in Outagamie County , 11,304 lived in Calumet County , and 1,441 lived in Winnebago County . As of

1026-683: The 2020 census , it had a population of 75,644, making it the sixth-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is the principal city of the Appleton metropolitan statistical area , which had 243,147 residents in 2020 and is included in the greater Fox Cities region of Wisconsin. Appleton serves as the heart of the Fox River Valley, which is home to Lawrence University , the Fox Cities Exhibition Center , Fox Cities Performing Arts Center , Fox River Mall , Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium , Appleton International Airport , and

1083-456: The 222 Building was built in 1952. The Valley Fair Shopping Center , built in 1954, laid claim to being the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States, although this claim is disputed by other malls. In 2007 most of the structure was demolished, leaving only its east wing and a movie theater. A Pick 'n Save Food Center now stands in its place. From approximately 1930–1970, Appleton

1140-481: The Great Lakes , which means lesser snowfall in winter than in many other cold areas. A dew point of 90 °F (32 °C) was observed at Appleton at 5 p.m. on July 13, 1995. This is tied for the second highest dew point ever observed in the United States and coincides with the 1995 Chicago heat wave . Being inland from Lake Michigan , Appleton is prone to temperature extremes. The hottest temperature recorded

1197-548: The Independent Spirit Award . Ghost World was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and two AFI awards. USA Today and The Washington Post called it the best film of the year. Ghost World appeared on over 150 Ten Best Lists. Zwigoff's next film was the 2003 black comedy Bad Santa whose star, Billy Bob Thornton , was nominated for a Golden Globe award. The film cost $ 23 million to make and grossed over $ 76 million worldwide. His latest feature film

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1254-476: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 24.82 square miles (64.28 km ), of which, 24.33 square miles (63.01 km ) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.27 km ) is water. Appleton has a humid continental climate typical of Wisconsin. Summers are warm to hot and winters are rather cold in comparison. Precipitation is relatively moderate compared to other areas close to

1311-607: The census of 2020 , the city's population was 75,644. The population density was 3,051.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,178.2/km ). There were 31,747 housing units at an average density of 1,280.7 units per square mile (494.5 units/km ). Ethnically, the population was 7.3% Hispanic or Latino of any race. When grouping both Hispanic and non-Hispanic people together by race, the city was 80.1% White , 6.4% Asian , 3.13% Black or African American , 0.9% Native American , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 3.2% from other races , and 6.5% from two or more races. The 2020 census population of

1368-495: The letter column of Weirdo , a comics anthology edited by Crumb. "Weirdo's Advice to the Lovelorn" was written by Zwigoff, operating under the nom de plume of "Prof. T. E. Zwigoff". Zwigoff began his film career making documentary films , starting with 1985's Louie Bluie , a one-hour documentary about the blues and string band musician Howard Armstrong . Zwigoff had been inspired to locate and interview him after listening to

1425-655: The underground comix scene. He initially edited the one-shot Funny Aminals #1 ( Apex Novelties , 1972), the groundbreaking comic in which Art Spiegelman first introduced the characters and themes that would become Maus . In 1972–1973, Zwigoff operated Golden Gate, a small retailer and underground comix publisher (located at 429 Brazil Street in San Francisco). Golden Gate Publishing released three comics during this period, all of which heavily featured Crumb's work: Zwigoff later sold Golden Gate's publishing rights to Kitchen Sink Press . From 1981 to 1984, Zwigoff helmed

1482-1123: The 2018–2019 legislative session, the following representatives serve these districts: Appleton is served by the Appleton Area School District , which has three high schools, four middle schools, seventeen elementary schools, and sixteen charter schools. The district's main public high schools are Appleton East , Appleton North , and Appleton West . The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) has four Christian elementary schools in Appleton: Mount Olive Lutheran School (Pre-K–8), Riverview Lutheran School (Pre-K–8), St. Paul Lutheran School (Pre-K–8), and St. Peter Lutheran School (Pre-K–8). Appleton has two parochial high schools: Roman Catholic Xavier High School and Fox Valley Lutheran High School . Appleton also has charter high schools, including: Fox Cities Leadership Academy, Renaissance Academy, Appleton Technical Academy, and Tesla Engineering. Appleton

1539-548: The 20th century, it adopted the commission form of government. In 1890, 11,869 people lived in Appleton; in 1900, there were 15,085; in 1910, 16,773; in 1920, 19,571; and in 1940, 28,436. Significant annexations to the city, taken from the Town of Grand Chute , were performed in the next two decades. The first, the "Glendale" district, was completed on November 8, 1941, growing Appleton north past Glendale Avenue. Another became official on December 22, 1950, after multi-year disputes, when

1596-533: The Appleton Tech Clinic and HackAppleton, a popular annual hackathon that draws students from all over Wisconsin. The city and surrounding area are served by the Appleton Public Library, which was chartered by the city in 1897 and as of 2010 has a collection of over 600,000 items. The library offers free wifi as well as printing and faxing for a small fee. The city owns Valley Transit ,

1653-742: The Menominee. The treaty came at the end of several years of negotiations between the Menominee, the Ho-Chunk and the federal government about how to accommodate the Oneida , Stockbridge-Munsee , and Brothertown peoples who were removed from New York to Wisconsin. The Ho-Chunk never ratified the final treaty as only the Menominee ceded land. In the Menominee language, Appleton is known as Ahkōnemeh , or "watches for them place". The first European settlers in Appleton were fur traders seeking to do business with Fox River Valley Native Americans . Hippolyte Grignon built

1710-519: The Strangler's victims. Accidentally dropping a lit cigarette in Jimmy's apartment, he causes a fire that destroys the building, leaving Jimmy and all the other residents dead. The police arrest Jerome as the Strangler (who in fact was Jimmy). Audrey realizes Jerome is her true love and that she was stupid to be interested in Jonah, who turns out to be an undercover police officer with a wife and baby at home. Jerome

1767-720: The Valley's two major hospitals: St. Elizabeth Hospital and ThedaCare Regional Medical Center–Appleton . It also hosts regional events such as Octoberfest and the Mile of Music . The territory where Appleton is today was traditionally occupied by the Ho-Chunk and the Menominee . The Menominee Nation ceded the territory to the United States in the Treaty of the Cedars in 1836, with Chief Oshkosh representing

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1824-568: The White Heron in 1835 to house his family and serve as an inn and trading post. Appleton was settled in 1847. It was founded as three unincorporated villages along the Fox River. From south to north along the river, these were Grand Chute , Appleton, and Lawesburg . In 1853, the three were merged into the single incorporated Village of Appleton. John F. Johnston was the first resident and village president. Lawrence University , also founded in 1847,

1881-536: The annual Appleton Old Car Show and Swap Meet. Pierce Park and Telulah Park each feature a disc-golf course. Erb Park and Mead Park each feature a public aquatics facility. Jones Park is the site of the finish line for the Santa Scamper run held during the annual Appleton Christmas Parade, and features an outdoor hockey rink in the winter. Appleton is governed via the mayor-council system. The mayor appoints department heads, subject to council approval. The city attorney

1938-611: The artwork featured in the film was produced by practicing visual artists with art careers independent of the film. The figurative drawings and paintings made by the main character Jerome were created by Caitlin Mitchell-Dayton, an Oakland, California painter and long-time professor at the San Francisco Art Institute . The Marvin Bushmiller character's work was created by musician and Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh , who

1995-451: The box office and critically. Everybody hated that film. I didn't think it was so bad. At least compared to all that other shit out there, anyway. It was certainly just as good as any film in the marketplace. And I'm not saying it's a great film. I'm just saying it's better than most of the dreck. Art School Confidential received polarized reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 36% of 135 film critics have given

2052-475: The city included 318 people incarcerated in adult correctional facilities and 1,275 people in student housing. According to the American Community Survey estimates for 2016–2020, the median income for a household in the city was $ 61,475, and the median income for a family was $ 76,791. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 51,431 versus $ 41,564 for female workers. The per capita income for

2109-446: The city itself. The plaza, known as the 'front yard' of downtown Appleton holds roughly 55 events each year, including summer concerts and part of the downtown farmers market . Other points of interest include: The city is served by two hospitals: The city of Appleton has 24 neighborhood parks and four community parks in its park system. The neighborhood parks range in size from 2 acres (0.81 ha) to 16 acres (6.5 ha), while

2166-405: The city was $ 33,282. About 7.8% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. Of the population age 25 and over, 92.6% were high school graduates or higher and 33.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. As of the 2010 census , there were 72,623 people, 28,874 households, and 18,271 families residing in

2223-425: The city. The population density was 2,984.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,152.5/km ). There were 30,348 housing units at an average density of 1,247.3 units per square mile (481.6 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 87.5% White , 1.7% African American , 0.7% Native American , 5.9% Asian , 2.2% from other races , and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.0% of

2280-409: The community parks range in size from 25 acres (10 ha) to 139 acres (56 ha). Memorial Park is the largest of the community parks, covering 139 acres (56 ha). The park's facilities include: seven baseball/softball fields, playground equipment, an indoor ice skating rink, a sledding hill, a picnic pavilion, a catch-and-release fishing pond, grills, and a warming shelter. The park provides

2337-812: The critically acclaimed film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival , the DGA award, the NY Film Critics Circle Award , the LA Film Critics Award, and the National Society of Film Critics Award. Additionally, critic Gene Siskel named Crumb the best film of 1995 as did over ten other major film critics. It appeared on over 150 Ten Best Lists of important critics. When Crumb failed to receive an Oscar nomination, there

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2394-655: The development of Appleton. In order to provide electricity to the paper industry, the nation's first hydro-electric central station, the Vulcan Street Plant on the Fox River , began operation on September 30, 1882. The power plant also powered the Hearthstone House , the first residence in the world powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system. Shortly thereafter, in August 1886, Appleton

2451-535: The female students, but is unsuccessful until he falls for art model Audrey, the daughter of a famous pop artist. Jerome forms a friendship with classmate and perennial loser, Bardo, a four-time dropout, who guides him through the college scene and introduces him to Jimmy, a Strathmore graduate who is now a failed artist and belligerent drunk. As Jerome learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to reality. Jerome slowly loses his idealism at art school and finds himself in competition with

2508-467: The film a positive review, with a rating average of 5.4/10. The site's critics consensus reads: " Art School [Confidential] s misanthropy is too sour, its targets too flat and clichéd, and Clowes and Zwigoff stumble when trying to build a story around the premise." Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 54 based on 30 reviews, indicating “mixed or average reviews”. Much of

2565-494: The largest employers in the city were: Corporations headquartered in Appleton include: Appleton tourist attractions include the Hearthstone House , the four-story mansion that was the first house in US to be powered by hydroelectricity at its completion in 1881. The History Museum at the Castle contains exhibits on Fox River Valley history, including a gallery showcasing Edna Ferber ,

2622-438: The population. There were 28,874 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

2679-453: The unincorporated villages of Bell Heights and Whispering Pines were annexed into the city from Grand Chute. Bell Heights added new area to the northwest edge of Appleton, and Whispering Pines, to the northeast, would include land where Appleton Memorial Hospital would later be built. Bell Heights and Whispering Pines increased the population of the city by ten percent, and its area by twenty percent, overnight. Appleton's tallest building,

2736-466: Was Art School Confidential , whose best-known stars are John Malkovich , Jim Broadbent , and Anjelica Huston . Art School Confidential was Zwigoff's second collaboration with writer Daniel Clowes. In 2009, Zwigoff signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski , calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping

2793-454: Was 107 °F (42 °C) during the 1936 Dust Bowl and the coldest was −32 °F (−36 °C) in 1929. The coldest maximum on record is −20 °F (−29 °C) set in 1994 and the warmest minimum being 82 °F (28 °C) in 1912. On average, the coldest maximum temperature of the year during the normals between 1991 and 2020 was at a frigid 1 °F (−17 °C) and the warmest minimum averaged 73 °F (23 °C). Appleton

2850-449: Was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the city was 35.3 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. FBI crime statistics for 2009 list the crime rate (per 100,000 population) for Appleton as follows: As of 2020,

2907-635: Was Timothy Hanna, who served from 1996 through 2020. Partial of list of Appleton's past mayors: Appleton is represented by Ron Johnson (R) and Tammy Baldwin (D) in the United States Senate . It is currently unrepresented in the House of Representatives , after Mike Gallagher resigned in March 2024. In the Wisconsin state legislature, Appleton is divided among four State Assembly Districts (3rd, 55th, 56th, 57th) and two State Senate Districts (1st, 19th). As of

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2964-511: Was a sundown town : black people were not allowed to stay overnight, and none lived within its city limits by 1930. In 1936, the Institute of Paper Chemistry tried to hire the famous African-American chemist Percy Julian , but could not figure out how to do this without running afoul of what was stated as "an arcane law on the City of Appleton's books". A fight over Julian's employment ensued, and he

3021-516: Was an outcry from the media which forced the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to revamp their documentary nomination process that previously had been dominated by the distributors of documentary films. Zwigoff's first fiction feature film was the comedy-drama Ghost World , based on Daniel Clowes ' graphic novel of the same name . For this, Zwigoff and co-writer Clowes were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and won

3078-470: Was backed financially by Amos A. Lawrence and originally known as the Lawrence Institute. Samuel Appleton , Lawrence's father-in-law from New England who never visited Wisconsin, donated $ 10,000 to the newly founded college library, and the town took his name in appreciation. The paper industry, beginning with the building of the first paper mill in the city in 1853, has been at the forefront of

3135-524: Was hired by Glidden in Chicago instead. Appleton's sundown status was largely de facto and not de jure ; it stood by unwritten consensus and enforcement, such as by police strongly encouraging black people to leave town after dark. A partial exception was made for opera singer Marian Anderson when she sang at Lawrence University in 1941; she was allowed to stay overnight in the Conway Hotel, but even then

3192-621: Was not allowed to eat dinner in public. Following the Flint water crisis , a report of Wisconsin Rust Belt cities showed high levels of lead contamination in the water of Appleton, with children under the age of 1 testing positive for lead. With a state average of 1.9 per 100 for this age group, Appleton tested at 4.5 per 100 for the same age group. Appleton is located at 44°16′N 88°24′W  /  44.267°N 88.400°W  / 44.267; -88.400 (44.278819, −88.392625). According to

3249-463: Was the site for another national first, the operation of a commercially successful electric streetcar company. Electric lights replaced gas lamps on College Avenue in 1912. Appleton also had the first telephone in Wisconsin, and the first incandescent light in any city outside of the East Coast . The community was incorporated as a city on March 2, 1857, with Amos Story as its first mayor. Early in

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