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Be Sure to Give Mine Special Attention

1955

Herbert Lawrence Block

Associated Names

Herbert Lawrence Block

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image depicts a crowded classroom with a teacher sitting at a desk labeled "Teacher Shortage". The classroom is filled with numerous students facing the teacher. A parent is shown speaking to the teacher with a caption stating "Be sure to give mine special attention". The style is humorous and exaggerated, likely addressing the issue of overcrowding in education.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite and brush and black ink, heightened with white
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall: 57.6 x 36.3 cm (22 11/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1964.8.340

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Inscriptions

lower right: HERBLOCK / @1955 THE WASHINGTON POST CO.; across top underlined: "BE SURE TO GIVE MINE SPECIAL ATTENTION"

Wikidata ID

Q64574065

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