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	Herblock - FREE Herblock Biography \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		Herblock, Drawing on Principle; On Paper and in Person, the Post Cartoonist Had the Courage of His Strong Convictions
		Herblock drew fear as a looming, ugly and recurrent...
		Herblock: grit in the oyster.(Goodbye, Herblock)(cartoonist Herbert Block)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-X-Herblock.html (622 words)

	Herblock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Herbert Lawrence Block, commonly known as Herblock (October 13, 1909 – October 7, 2001), was a U.S. editorial cartoonist.
		In the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of his recurring targets, for whom Herblock coined the term "McCarthyism" in a particular cartoon.
		Again, he was instrumental in drawing attention to the abuses of the Nixon Administration and won his third Pulitzer Prize in 1979.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herblock (325 words)

	Online NewsHour: In Memoriam: Herb Block - October 8, 2001
		Herblock knew and drew who Huey Long was, and who Stalin was; he knew that back in 1937, when most of the American left thought Stalin a savior.
		Herblock lit up the world with his pen, and his light bulb continues to work.
		At the end of his autobiography, Herblock writes of how infuriating are the misdeeds and failures of government.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/remember/july-dec01/herblock_10-8.html (507 words)

	obitpage.com :: great obits archive :: H (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Herblock cartoon was the first thing many readers looked for in their newspapers, whether they agreed with him or thought he was outrageous.
		Herblock won three Pulitzer Prizes for editorial cartooning in his own right and shared a fourth Pulitzer with The Post for its coverage of Watergate, the scandal that forced Richard M. Nixon to resign the presidency under threat of impeachment.
		Herblock was a cartoonist in the tradition established by William Hogarth in 18th-century England.
	www.obitpage.com /obits/h/herblock.html (3119 words)

	Thesis Proposal
		Herblock attempted to influence the image of Richard Nixon in the public's mind through his political cartoons.
		Herblock's cartoons and Nixon's papers will be coded according to Watergate as a main topic and the eight subtopics, for a total of nine topic categories.
		Herblock's identity as being "anti-Nixon" also fueled the rivalry between the media and the government during the Watergate era.
	mypeoplepc.com /members/jekustes/proposal.html (2414 words)

	HERBLOCK,
		Born Oct. 13, 1909, in Chicago, Herblock had his first cartoons published in the Chicago Daily News in 1929.
		Selected in 1966 to design the postage stamp marking the 175th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, Herblock was a lifelong civil libertarian and liberal, but he targeted a variety of political figures, among them
		Herblock's last cartoon appeared in the Post in August 2001; he died Oct. 7, 2001, in Washington, D.C. An article from Funk and Wagnalls® New Encyclopedia.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..he054450.a (291 words)

	Herblock, Washington Post Cartoonist With Wit and Bite, Is Dead at 91 - New York Times
		Herblock, the Washington Post editorial cartoonist, whose critical eye and rapier pen made him one of the leading journalists of his time, died on Sunday in Washington.
		Herblock's woodcut-like drawings were peopled with scoundrels on a landscape littered with broken promises and empty slogans.
		His pen was dipped less in acid than in a well of perpetual indignation as he cut to the heart of the follies and foibles and outright criminal conduct of world leaders.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE4DA113CF93AA35753C1A9679C8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (731 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Live Online
		Herblock, the Washington Post's political cartoonist who skewered political figures from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush, died Sunday night in Washington, D.C. He was 91.
		Herblock, won three Pulitzer Prizes for editorial cartooning and dozens of other awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which President Clinton bestowed upon him in 1994.
		When Herblock would screw up he would take an exacto knife and cut out a piece of a white label with adhesive on the back and he would place that on the drawing.
	discuss.washingtonpost.com /zforum/01/herblock_lukovich100901.htm (2103 words)

	Floridian: A master's pen is stilled
		Let's be candid: Herblock's recent cartoons for the Washington Post lacked the sting and clarity of his previous work.
		Herblock was still getting a feel for Bush the younger when he died last Sunday of pneumonia.
		Herblock's influence can be measured in the number of Pulitzer Prizes he won for editorial cartooning (three), honorary degrees he received (a half-dozen) and Presidential Medals of Freedom bestowed on him by presidents he portrayed as windbags (one, by Bill Clinton, in 1994).
	www.sptimes.com /News/101401/Floridian/A_master_s_pen_is_sti.shtml (734 words)

	National Portrait Gallery \| Herblock's Presidents
		Herblock's cartoons were expressive of a distinct political view.
		Throughout his career, Block sided with those presidents whose policies favored government intervention on behalf of the "underdog." He embraced Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal; he was also an early supporter of U.S. intervention in World War II and remained a staunch internationalist.
		Block's political cartoons appeared in American newspapers for more than seven decades, but he achieved his greatest prominence as the editorial cartoonist of the Washington Post, where he worked from 1946 until his death in 2001.
	www.npg.si.edu /exhibit/herblock/intro.html (233 words)

	BBC News \| ARTS \| Cartoonist 'Herblock' dies
		In a career which started in the 1920s, Herblock won three Pulitzer prizes and coined the term "McCarthyism" to describe the tactics of anti-Communist senator Joe McCarthy.
		Herblock's cartoons lampooned every US president from Herbert Hoover to George W Bush.
		President Clinton - who was also the butt of many of Herblock's cartoons - awarded him the highest civilian honour in the US, the Medal of Freedom, in 1994.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/1586445.stm (359 words)

	Washington Times - Herblock lampoons the presidents again
		Political cartoonist Herblock went after those he considered the biggest bullies in society — and they often included U.S. presidents.
		Herbert L. Block, who combined his first and last names for his more famous pen name, drew cartoons that appeared in American newspapers over seven decades, beginning at the Chicago Daily News in 1929 and continuing at The Post, where he remained until his death in 2001.
		"Herblock's Presidents: 'Puncturing Pomposity' " opened this month and is hard to miss, appearing next to the gallery's more regal portrayal of presidents in traditional paintings.
	www.washingtontimes.com /news/2008/may/22/herblock-lampoons-the-presidents-again-84468349 (1158 words)

	Herblock Passes On ...
		Herblock drew through the administrations of 12 different presidents.
		Herblock's work at the end was a good as it had been throughout his career.
		Here are some tributes to Herblock, from his colleagues...
	cagle.msnbc.com /news/herblock/1.asp (114 words)

	Thesis: Section One
		Frank Cobb characterized the role of the press, of which Herblock was part, when he wrote, "The first duty of a newspaper to public opinion is to furnish the raw materials for it and the tools for its information." Herblock's work was simple and to the point.
		To bring the two sides of the study together, the struggle between Nixon and Herblock in the Watergate era can be looked at through the concept of agenda setting.
		Because of Nixon's prominence and the Watergate scandal, Herblock had a vast array of cartoon topics relating to Nixon from which to choose.
	mypeoplepc.com /members/jekustes/section1.html (1388 words)

	National Portrait Gallery \| Face to Face blog: Curator's Journal: Sid Hart on "Herblock’s Presidents: 'Puncturing ...
		Herbert Block (the contraction “Herblock” was devised by his father) had the longest duration of any political cartoonist in American history (maybe, world history, but I never checked that out): from 1929, when he got his first full-time job working for the Chicago Daily News, until his death in 2001.
		Focusing on Herblock’s cartoons of American presidents, the exhibition complements NPG’s permanent exhibition “America’s Presidents.” Herblock made cartoons of presidents from Herbert Hoover to George H. Bush.
		Herblock made few cartoons of Hoover, and those that he did were not particularly incisive; he also made very few of George W. Bush.
	face2face.si.edu /my_weblog/2008/06/herblocks-presidents-puncturing-pomposity.html (597 words)

	Political Cartoonist Herblock Dead At 91, Herbert Block Known For Liberal Slant, Biting Humor - CBS News
		A second-generation newspaperman, Herblock began his career at the age of 13.
		"Herblock was the greatest cartoonist of all time," said Donald E. Graham, chairman and chief executive of The Washington Post Co., where Block worked.
		He adopted the pen name "Herblock" at age 13, when he started volunteering quips and comments for a humor column in the Chicago Tribune.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2001/10/08/politics/main313907.shtml (886 words)

	Amazon.com: Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life: Herbert Block: Books
		Herblock's always been willing to choose giving the objects of his criticism hell over the easy laugh, as many of the grimmer cartoons on subjects like antigun control lobbyists and the Bosnian conflict attest.
		The prize-winning Washington Post editorial cartoonist Herblock is feared by erring politicians and admired by others for his humorous and pointed drawings on issues of the day.
		Walt Kelly (Pogo) and Herblock were the seminal political cartoonists of the middle of the century.
	www.amazon.com /Herblock-Cartoonists-Life-Herbert-Block/dp/0812930541 (731 words)

	Online NewsHour: Herblock Remembered
		Long-time Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block, better known as Herblock, died last night at the age of 91.
		When Herblock first publicly put pen to paper it was for The Chicago Daily News on April 24, 1929.
		Over 70 years and 12 presidents later, Herblock was still lampooning the distinguished and the notorious.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/media/media_watch/july-dec01/herblock_10-8.html (367 words)

	AllRefer.com - Herbert Lawrence Block (American Art, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		His work, which forms a wittily indignant commentary on six decades of American history, was syndicated in more than 300 newspapers, and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1942, 1954, and 1979, sharing a fourth for the Post's coverage of the Watergate affair.
		Among the 10 published collections of his cartoons are The Herblock Book (1952), The Herblock Gallery (1968), Herblock's State of the Union (1972), Herblock on All Fronts (1980), and Herblock's History (2000).
		Herblock never retired, and his last cartoon appeared about a month before his death.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Block-He.html (257 words)

	AAEC - Editorial Cartoon News (A Retrospective at the Library of Congress Salutes the Washington Post_s Herb Block)
		Few Herblock targets, however, were as favored as Nixon, drawn withdeep-set, malevolent eyes, five-oﾒclock shadow and, when he was vicepresident in Eisenhowerﾒs administration, with a bloodstained hatchet inhand.
		Herblock also was an unrelenting opponent of Sen. Joe McCarthy, and theartist coined the term McCarthyism.
		Jean Rickard, Herblockﾒs assistant for 43 years, said the cartoonistgoes to the office daily to keep close to the news and check his facts.
	editorialcartoonists.com /news/article.cfm/18 (614 words)

	''Herblock's Presidents: 'Puncturing Pomposity''' Opens at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery May 2 - ...
		Herblock's cartoons were never ambivalent or balanced but always expressive of a distinct political point of view; they were always clear in meaning and direct in expression.
		Herblock's first political cartoon appeared in the Chicago Daily News in 1929.
		While Herblock was generally unsympathetic to Republican presidents, Democrats such as Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton did not escape his wrath.
	www.forbes.com /businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/04/16/businesswire20080416006416r1.html (574 words)

	SitNews - A Cartoonist Spins in his Grave By Daryl Cagle
		Herbert Block, better known as "Herblock," is a beloved figure among cartoonists; he worked as the cartoonist for The Washington Post for most of the past century, winning three Pulitzer Prizes and contributing to the downfall of President Nixon and Senator Joe McCarthy.
		Herblock left money to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, which recently received a $150,000 grant from the Herblock Foundation to fund efforts to facilitate use of editorial cartoons in the classroom and promote our art form on the web.
		Herblock also left $50,000 to his union, The Newspaper Guild/Communications Workers of America, which used the legacy to start an award called the "Herbert Block Freedom Award," that they decided to bestow upon the evil nemesis of cartoonists, The New York Times.
	www.sitnews.us /Cagle/031805_daryl_cagle.html (809 words)

	Cultural Tourism DC - Calendar of Events
		Herblock was one of the most influential political commentators and editorial cartoonists in American history.
		From April 1929 to August 2001, Herblock chronicled the major social and political events of the nation and the world, summarizing issues others had taken thousands of words to explain in a single 4-by-6-inch drawing.
		Herblock spent the last 55 years of his career as the editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post.
	www.culturaltourismdc.org /calendar2532/calendar_show.htm?doc_id=288529&img=1 (455 words)

	AAEC - Tony Auth wins 2005 Herblock Prize (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Herblock Prize is awarded for distinguished examples of original editorial cartooning that exemplifies the courageous, independent standard set by the late Washington Post cartoonist.
		The Herblock Prize was created by the Herb Block Foundation to encourage editorial cartooning as an essential journalistic tool in preserving the rights of the American people.
		The other two judges were Matt Davies, editorial cartoonist for the Journal News of Westchester County, N.Y., and winner of the 2004 Herblock Prize as well as the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning and Lucy Shelton Caswell, curator of the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library.
	info.detnews.com /aaec/story/details.cfm?id=430 (457 words)

	AAEC - Matt Davies Wins 1st Herblock award (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Davies, 37, won the award from a field of 64 prominent artists and was chosen by a panel of judges that included "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau, columnist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune and New Yorker magazine editor David Remnick.
		Herblock – who had a 72-year, multi-Pulitzer-Prize-winning career – was with The Washington Post and Creators Syndicate when he died in 2001 at the age of 91.
		Davies said he was particularly flattered to be given an award in honor of Block, considered the most influential and significant political cartoonist of the past century.
	info.detnews.com /aaec/story/details.cfm?id=361 (566 words)

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