Herblock

American  

[hur-blok] / ˈhɜr blɒk /

noun

1. Herbert Lawrence Block.

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Example Sentences

For years, the legendary Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block, aka Herblock, drew Richard Nixon with a menacing five o’clock shadow.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

At The Washington Post, the great Herblock afflicted miscreants in the White House and Congress for more than 50 years.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

And Dan Perkins, who creates the Herblock Prize-winning comic “This Modern World” under the nom-de-toon Tom Tomorrow, says self-forgiveness extends to deciding at times not to create.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020

Memento is on view as part of Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times, which runs until 17 August at the Library of Congress in Washington DC.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2019

Less than a month later, Martin, caricatured by the political cartoonist Herblock as a tightwad with a stiff, high collar, said the prospect of a tax cut was causing “excessive optimism.”

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2017