We've been using more of a roundish one" / Herblock." – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: We've been using more of a roundish one" / Herblock.", preserved in this historic drawing. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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We've been using more of a roundish one" / Herblock."
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Both men appear with globes, and the title's reference to a "roundish one" points to that choice of prop. Herbert Block, known as Herblock, drew editorial cartoons for the *Washington Post*, and this sheet dates to about 1951, when the Korean War had put American strategy in Asia at the center of public debate. George C. Marshall, then secretary of defense, and Douglas MacArthur, whose clash with President Truman was in the news that year, make an unusual pairing. Look closely at the layered ink and opaque white, which give the figures their crisp finish.
| Medium | 1 drawing on layered paper : ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing ; 57.5 x 37.3 cm. (sheet) |
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| Notes | c1951. |
| Subjects | MacArthur, Douglas,--1880-1964. Marshall, George C. (George Catlett),--1880-1959. International relations--1950-1960. Globes--1950-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 717 × 893 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-202800 |
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