Block, Herbert, 1909-2001

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1909-10-13
Death 2001-10-07
French,
French,

Biographical 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

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:

  • American newspapers
  • American newspapers
  • American newspapers
  • American newspapers
  • Cartoonists
  • Editorial cartoons

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  • Authors
  • Cartoonists
  • Journalists

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  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Cleveland (as recorded)
  • Illinois--Chicago (as recorded)

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