(Ebook) Herblock: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist by Block, Herbert ISBN 9780393067729, 0393067726

(Ebook) Herblock: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist by Block, Herbert ISBN 9780393067729, 0393067726

Throughout a career spanning 72 years and 13 American presidents, Herblock's cartoons made complex issues seem simple and clear. This reverent and insightful biography places the artist and his work in context. Includes a DVD with more than 18,000 cartoons.A celebration of the man and his work, including a DVD with 18,000-plus cartoons. There was no one like him. Throughout a career spanning seventy-two years and thirteen American presidents, Herblock's spare, folksy cartoons made complex issues seem simple and moral choices clear. Syndicated throughout the country, his cartoons focused on important issues of the time, making Americans take note of the human folly that is politics. Published in conjunction with a Library of Congress exhibition chronicling his life and times, Herblock will warm the hearts of all who have followed his work in the past and serve as an introduction of his work to a new generation. It is a celebration of his life that reinforces the importance of editorial cartoons as a vital means for expressing political opinion in America. Haynes Johnson provides a reverent and insightful biography, while Harry Katz places Herblock and his work in context. In addition to more than two hundred cartoons in the text, a DVD containing more than 18,000 cartoons completes the collection.