Herbert Lawrence Block

Herblock

American, 1909 - 2001

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Herbert Lawrence Block, Oh, There Might Be a Slight Gap in Some Areas, 1960, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.350

Oh, There Might Be a Slight Gap in Some Areas

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1960 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.350

Herbert Lawrence Block, Tell Me, as One Soldier to Another, How Does it Feel to Run a Government?, 1960, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.353

Tell Me, as One Soldier to Another, How Does it Feel to Run a Government?

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1960 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.353

Herbert Lawrence Block, Eisenhower and Krushchev, 1959, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.344

Eisenhower and Krushchev

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1959 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.344

Herbert Lawrence Block, Convoy, 1958, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.342

Convoy

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1958 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.342

Herbert Lawrence Block, What is 'Modern', Anyhow?, 1957, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.356

What is 'Modern', Anyhow?

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1957 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.356

Herbert Lawrence Block, Krushchev, 1957, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.348

Krushchev

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1957 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.348

Herbert Lawrence Block, Look Lady - You Don't See Me Worrying, 1957, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.349

Look Lady - You Don't See Me Worrying

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1957 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.349

Herbert Lawrence Block, I Got a Good Mind To Cut You Adrift, 1957, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.347

I Got a Good Mind To Cut You Adrift

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1957 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.347

Herbert Lawrence Block, Tsk, Tsk - Somebody Should Do Something About That, 1956, graphite and brush and black ink heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.354

Tsk, Tsk - Somebody Should Do Something About That

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1956 · graphite and brush and black ink heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.354

Drawn with graphite and black ink, this political cartoon shows one man pushing another toward the edge of a steep cliff. The person pushing is short, rotund, balding, and wears reading glasses and a sagging Superman costume with round-toed dress shoes. Text on his sweatpants reads “Dulles.” The man he’s pushing, Uncle Sam, is about twice as tall and has a pointed goatee and a shock of white hair. He wears a suit with tails, and a top hat falls forward off his head. He hunches, bracing himself with heels digging in. A tiny sign next to the precipice reads “The Brink.” Superman’s mouth is open, and text above reads, “Don’t be afraid – I can always pull you back.” The cartoon is signed in the lower right corner, “HERBLOCK copyright 1956 The Washington Post Co.” A graphite inscription below reads, “Friday marling + Sunday daily.” The numbers 47 and 302 are written and circled nearby.
Herbert Lawrence Block, Don't Be Afraid - I Can Always Pull You Back, 1956, graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.343

Don't Be Afraid - I Can Always Pull You Back

Herbert Lawrence Block · 1956 · graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white ·  Accession ID  1964.8.343