Block, Herbert, 1909-2001
Alternative namesBiographical notes:
Political cartoonist, author, and journalist.
From the description of Herbert Block papers, 1863-2002 (bulk 1945-2001). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71073502
Cartoonist; interviewee signs cartoons as Herblock.
From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert Block : lecture history, 1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122573986
Biographical Note
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1909, Oct. 13:
Born, Chicago, Ill. -
1927 -1929 :Attended Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill. -
1929 -1933 :Political cartoonist, Chicago Daily News, Chicago, Ill. -
1933 -1943 :Political cartoonist, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Cleveland, Ohio -
1942:
Awarded Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning -
1943 -1945 :Drafted by the United States Army; stationed in Orlando, Fla., and New York, N.Y.; edited and contributed cartoons to military newspapers -
1946 -2001 :Political cartoonist, Washington Post, Washington, D.C. -
1950:
Herblock Looks at Communismpamphlet published by United States Department of State in various languages and distributed internationally -
1952:
Published The Herblock Book. Boston: Beacon Press -
1954:
Awarded Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning -
1957:
Received Rueben Award for outstanding cartoonist of the year, National Cartoonists Society -
1966:
Designed United States postage stamp commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Bill of Rights -
1968:
Published The Herblock Gallery. New York: Simon and Schuster -
1973:
Shared in Pulitzer Prize for public service awarded to Washington Post for its investigation of the Watergate Affair -
1974:
Published Herblock Special Report. New York: Norton -
1979:
Awarded Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning -
1984:
Published Herblock through the Looking Glass. New York: Norton -
1986:
Received Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for contributions to the cause of freedom of speech and the advancement of freedom of the press, Colby College, Waterville, Maine -
1993:
Published memoirs as Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. -
1994:
Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom -
2001, Oct. 7:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Herbert Block Papers, 1863-2002, (bulk 1945-2001), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Subjects:
- Cartoonists--Interviews
- American newspapers--Illinois--Chicago
- American newspapers
- Editorial cartoons
- American newspapers--Ohio--Cleveland
- American newspapers--Washington (D.C.)
Occupations:
- Authors
- Journalists
- Cartoonists
Places:
- Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
- Ohio--Cleveland (as recorded)
- Illinois--Chicago (as recorded)