What was Herblock known for?

A leading cartoon spokesman of liberalism, Herblock attacked injustices in politics, big business, industry, labour, and economics. He is probably best known for his cartoons of the early 1950s attacking the threat of native fascism as personified by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

How did Herblock get started as a political cartoonist?

Near the end of his sophomore year, he applied for a job at the Chicago News, which offered him a tryout to replace an editorial cartoonist who was leaving. The tryout worked so well that it ended his academic career. Just nineteen in 1929, Herb Block joined the major leagues of newspaper cartoonists.

What does Block say about the fairness of political cartoons?

I think fairness depends on the cartoon — on whether the view is based on actual statements, actions or inactions. Questions of fairness are not confined to pictures.

Who was Herbert Block and what did he do?

The political cartoons of Herbert Block (1909–2001) appeared in American newspapers for more than seven decades under the pen name Herblock. He achieved his greatest prominence as the editorial cartoonist of the Washington Post, where he worked from 1946 until his death in 2001.

What organization does the car represent political cartoon?

Committee on Un-American Activities
Title: “It’s okay – we’re hunting communists” / Herblock. Date Created/Published: 1947 October 31, c1947. Summary: Editorial cartoon showing an automobile, “Committee on Un-American Activities“, recklessly driven by J.