Herbert Lawrence Block (American, 1909-2001) I'm

Herbert Lawrence Block (American, 1909-2001) I'm Counting on Him, Too, The Washington Post newspaper cartoon, July 6-7, 1947 India ink, pencil, lithographic crayon, and gouache on heavyweight paper 15-1/2 x 12 inches (39.4 x 30.5 cm) (image) Signed lower left: Herblock ©1947 The Washington Post Herbert Lawrence Block, best known as Herblock, was one of America's greatest editorial cartoonists of the 20th century. He was thrice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning (1942, 1954 and 1979) and shared a fourth in 1973 for Public Service on the Watergate Scandal. He was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, the National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award in 1957 and 1960, the Reuben Award in 1956 and many other honors over a full life of 92 years. Herblock's first newspaper was the Chicago Daily News which he joined in 1929. Four years later he signed on at Newspaper Enterprise Association as a staff cartoonist whose work was syndicated nationally. After service in World War II, he became chief editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post and remained with that newspaper to his death fifty-five years later. This Uncle Sam and Joseph Stalin original appeared in the Post and many other US newspapers on July 6-7, 1947. Secretary of State George C. Marshall led the development of a plan to assist European nations recover from the devastation of World War II. In the summer of 1947 sixteen European nations and the United States hammered out what became known as The Marshall Plan, and it was up to the United States Congress to approve and fund the program. The Soviet Union, led by Stalin, was invited to participate in the recovery mission but eventually refused aid, seeing it as an underhanded way to spread US influence and capitalism and undermine Soviet control of Eastern Europe. This original is inscribed and signed by the artist in the bottom margin: "For Murray Harris With All the Best from Herb Block." HID03101062020 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Condition
A few light scattered handling dents in margins, visible under raking light. Light area of craquelure to paint drip along center right image edge with minor loss, not affecting central image. Pin point abrasion in upper left region above figure's hat. Wear and markings to margins of page in keeping with illustration and publishing process. Not framed. Sheet overall: 21.25 x 14.5 inches
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