Herblock Prize & Lecture

To commemorate Herb Block’s legacy, the Foundation awards the annual Herblock Prize for excellence in editorial cartooning. The Foundation created the Herblock Prize in 2004 to encourage editorial cartooning as an essential tool for preserving the rights of the American people through freedom of speech and the right of expression. Presented each spring at the Library of Congress, the prize is awarded by The Herb Block Foundation for distinguished examples of editorial cartooning that exemplify the courageous standard set by Herblock and is judged by a panel of outside experts.

The winner receives a tax free $15,000 cash prize as well as a sterling silver Tiffany trophy. Prize winners include:


2011	Tom Toles, Editorial Cartoonist for The Washington Post
2010	Matt Wuerker, Editorial cartoonist for Politico
2009	Pat Bagley, Cartoonist for The Salt Lake Tribune
2008	John Sherffius, The Camera of Boulder, Colorado
2007	Jim Morin, Miami Herald
2006	Jeff Danziger, Rutland Herald in Rutland, Vt.
2005	Tony Auth, The Philadelphia Inquirer
2004	Matt Davies, Journal News of Westchester County, N.Y.

The annual award ceremony also includes a guest lecturer who addresses social issues of the day in the spirit of Herb Block. The lectures have been delivered by Ben Bradlee of The Washington Post; President Barack Obama; former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor; Tom Brokaw of NBC News; Tim Russert of NBC; Ted Koppel formerly of ABC News; and writer, producer, director, playwright and author George Stevens, Jr.

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