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    Herbert Lawrence Block, commonly known as Herblock (October 13, 1909 – October 7, 2001), was an American editorial cartoonist and author best known for his commentaries on national domestic and foreign policy.

  2. Herblock (born October 13, 1909, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died October 7, 2001, Washington, D.C.) was an American editorial cartoonist who won Pulitzer Prizes in 1942, 1954, and 1979. Herblock’s first cartoons appeared in the Chicago Daily News in 1929.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. For more than seventy years, Herblock chronicled the best America had to offer and the worst, from the depths of the Great Depression into a new millennium.

  4. The Cold War revived the anti-communist hysteria that had gripped the United States after World War I. In 1947 Congress revived the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), opposed by Herb Block since its inception in the 1930s and declared by President Truman to be itself the most un-American activity.

  5. Explore the online collection of 14,000 original drawings by Herblock, one of the most influential editorial cartoonists in American history. See his commentary on major social and political events from the Great Depression to the Cold War, from McCarthyism to Vietnam, from Kennedy to Nixon.

  6. Oct 8, 2001 · Herblock, The Washington Post editorial cartoonist, whose critical eye and rapier pen made him one of the leading journalists of his time, died yesterday in Washington. He was 91 years old.

  7. 6 days ago · A retrospective book and DVD celebrating the career of Herbert Block, also known as Herblock, who won three Pulitzer Prizes and drew 13 American presidents. Learn about his political commentary, his style, his influences and his legacy through his cartoons and essays.