Herblock!
October 13, 2009-May 1, 2010
The Library of Congress celebrates Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Herb Block (1909-2001) with a look at his remarkable seventy-two-year career (1929-2001). Herblock! includes eighty-two original cartoon drawings, primarily selected from the Library's extensive Herbert L. Block Collection. These cartoons represent Block's ability to wield his pen effectively and artfully, using it to condemn corruption and expose injustice, inequality, and immorality on topics including the Great Depression, the rise of fascism and World War II, communism and the Cold War, Senator Joseph McCarthy, race relations, Richard Nixon, the Reagan era, the 2000 election, and more.
http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/herblock/Pages/default.aspx
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The Herb Block Foundation presents four panel exhibitions to promote Herblock's efforts to defend the rights and freedoms of Americans through his political cartoons. Created by the Foundation's curator Harry L. Katz, these exhibitions can be used for teaching or promoting the American topics that reflect Herblock's passions - Education, Democracy, Civil Rights, and the Presidency.
No rental fee is required - only the shipping fees are charged. Shipped via Fedex or UPS, the panels come in shipping cases that are easy to move, set up and store. Upon request, illustrated brochures come with the exhibitions and are available to give out free to visitors.
http://www.herblockexhibitions.org/
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