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Article: 'HERBLOCK'S PRESIDENTS: 'PUNCTURING POMPOSITY" OPENS AT SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY MAY 2
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 15, 2008
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The Smithsonian Institution issued the following press release:
As the nation moves toward electing its 44th president, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is opening an exhibition of the political cartoons of Herbert Lawrence Block (1909-2001), known by the pen name "Herblock." In "Herblock's Presidents: 'Puncturing Pomposity,'" 40 political cartoons demonstrate the witty, biting humor of the cartoonist who appeared in American newspapers for more than seven decades. The cartoons featured in the exhibition were selected from the collections of the Library of Congress. The exhibition demonstrates that none of the 11 presidents who held office during his career escaped his criticism. ...