Tsk, Tsk - Somebody Should Do Something About That

1956

Herbert Lawrence Block

Associated Names
Herbert Lawrence Block

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The artwork is a black and white cartoon featuring two men inside a room. On the left, a window is open, showing buildings labeled "Civil Rights Crisis" engulfed in flames and smoke. Inside the room, a man wearing a firefighter's uniform with a helmet labeled "Chief" stands with his hands behind his back. Next to him, another man, dressed in a suit with exaggerated features, appears to be speaking. The artist's signature, "Herblock ©1956 The Washington Post Co.," is visible in the lower left corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and brush and black ink heightened with white

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.4 x 36.2 cm (21 7/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.354

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased from the artist in 1960 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left: HERBLOCK / @1956 THE WASHINGTON POST CO.; across top underlined: "TSK TSK - SOMEBODY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT"

Wikidata ID

Q64574080

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