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Block, Herbert Lawrence(Herblock)
1909 - Herbert Lawrence Block born on the 13th of October. American editorial cartoonist known as Herblock.
- Herblock coined the term "McCarthyism". He was a strong critic of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
1929 - His first cartoon appeared in the Chicago Daily News on 24th of April.
1933-1943 - He moved to Cleveland to work for the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
- He received his first Pulitzer award.
- During World War II, he worked in the army's information and education division, and his cartoons were popular with soldiers and civilians alike.
1946 - He joined the Washington Post.
1954 - He won another Pulitzer award.
1956 - Awarded Reuben Award.
1957 - He received the National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award.
1979 - He was awarded with the Gold Key Award (the National Cartoonists Society Hall of Fame).
- He won his third Pulitzer award.
1994 - Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
2000 - Among the 10 published collections of his cartoons are The Herblock Book, The Herblock Gallery, Herblock's State of the Union, Herblock on All Fronts, and Herblock's History.
2001 - His last cartoon was published on 26th of August.
- Herblock died on 7th of October.
- Many collections of his cartoons were published, and his works hang in the Corcoran Gallery and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
- Herblock coined the term "McCarthyism". He was a strong critic of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
1929 - His first cartoon appeared in the Chicago Daily News on 24th of April.
1933-1943 - He moved to Cleveland to work for the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
- He received his first Pulitzer award.
- During World War II, he worked in the army's information and education division, and his cartoons were popular with soldiers and civilians alike.
1946 - He joined the Washington Post.
1954 - He won another Pulitzer award.
1956 - Awarded Reuben Award.
1957 - He received the National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award.
1979 - He was awarded with the Gold Key Award (the National Cartoonists Society Hall of Fame).
- He won his third Pulitzer award.
1994 - Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
2000 - Among the 10 published collections of his cartoons are The Herblock Book, The Herblock Gallery, Herblock's State of the Union, Herblock on All Fronts, and Herblock's History.
2001 - His last cartoon was published on 26th of August.
- Herblock died on 7th of October.
- Many collections of his cartoons were published, and his works hang in the Corcoran Gallery and the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
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Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life by Herbert Block (Paperback - Sep 22, 1998) Herbert Block, or Herblock, as he is more commonly known, has been an editorial cartoonist for theWashington Postsince 1945.A Cartoonist's Lifereproduces 250 of his best cartoons from those years...  |
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Bella and Me: Life in the Service of a Cat by Herblock (Hardcover - Oct 17, 1995)  |
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Herblock on All Fronts by Herbert Block (Hardcover - Oct 8, 1980) |
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Herblock Through the Looking Glass by Herbert Block (Hardcover - Aug 17, 1986) |
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HERBLOCK'S SPECIAL FOR TODAY by Herblock (Hardcover - May 17, 2008) |
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Herblock: Special Report by Herbert Block (Paperback - Sep 1, 1976)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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