Herbert Lawrence Block
Herbert Lawrence Block (pseudonym Herblock ) (born October 13, 1909 in Chicago , † October 7, 2001 in Washington, DC ), was an American political cartoonist who worked for the Washington Post for over 50 years . The three-time Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial cartooning had been a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1959 . He received on August 8, 1994 the Medal of Freedom ("The Presidential Medal of Freedom ").
literature
- Haynes Johnson / Harry Katz (eds.): Herblock. The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist , New York / London (The Herb Block Foundation and The Library of Congress) 2009. ISBN 978-0-393-06772-9 . The work comes with a DVD with thousands of reproductions of Block's caricatures.
Web links
- http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock Herblock's History
- http://www.herbblockfoundation.org/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Block, Herbert Lawrence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herblock (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cartoonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 2001 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |