![]() ![]() Block published his first drawings in high school and college papers. His father occasionally published both journalistic articles as well as cartoons in magazines like Life, Puck and Judge. Herbert Block was born in 1909 as the son of a chemist with a talent for cartooning. Active for more than 70 years, it cannot be denied that - in the field of editorial cartooning - the 20th century belonged to him. He contributed the word "McCarthyism" to our language and was frequently awarded, including with three Pulitzer Prizes, making him one of the few cartoonists to win the prestigious award more than once. Johnson and Richard Nixon, and occasionally even his editors. His work irritated politicians such as Joseph McCarthy, Lyndon B. During a staggering seven (!) decades he caricatured many national and international events. cartoonist, best known as the house cartoonist of the Chicago Daily News (1929-1943) and the Washington Post (1943-2001). Vice President Richard Nixon, which outraged the politician. ![]()
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