Herblock Herbert Block Supreme Court Controversy Landon Roosevelt Conservatism Liberalism “The Acoustics are Said to be Quite a Problem” Editorial Original Political Illustration Cartoon Newspaper Pen and Ink Drawing

Description:
Herblock Herbert Block Supreme Court Controversy Landon Roosevelt Conservatism Liberalism “The Acoustics are Said to be Quite a Problem” Editorial Original Political Illustration Cartoon Newspaper Pen and Ink Drawing from the Prestigious Charles L. Howard Collection

Herbert Block often known as Herblock was an American editorial cartoonist who won Pulitzer Prizes in 1942, 1954, 1979. His works have since become extremely collectable. This piece titled “The Acoustics Are Said To Be Quite a Problem” depicts a man, papers clenched in his hand, yelling up to a Supreme Court judge. The judge leans over the bench labeled “New Supreme Court Building” with his hand cupped around his ear. Words burst across the page “Liberalism! Conservatism! Roosevelt! Landon! Boom! Boom!” Signed lower left Herblock with exhibition labels verso: Art Institute Chicago 1939.

Approx. Dimensions or Size: 16.5x13.75 inches overall

Hess Fine Auctions Shipping: USA $29.00E-mail for international shipping quote.

Estimated Weight of Package: 7 lbs.

Package size: 26 x 26 x 2

Cons./Inv. Code: The present lot is inventory number Clh 403 in the Charles L. Howard Collection, one of two hundred lots that will be continuously added to this online catalogue on a daily basis between today and the day of sale. The first 100 to 125 lots will be Important Original Illustration Art and the second 100 to 125 lots are comprised of Original Railroad Art. Please check our listings regularly during the coming days for many exciting discoveries.
Low & High Ests: 800 /1000 Starting Bid: 150

The state of preservation of these original illustration drawings that are on average over 65 years old is quite exceptional. Very, very few have any creases, tears or losses to the paper and the ink has remained uniformly vivid thanks to the family’s dry flat storage. Given that these were working drawings from which prints were made the expected edge annotations, highlighting, inscriptions, pasted labels, tack holes, staples, glue residues and scattered corrections can be found variously on the examples as illustrated in the photographs. These all add to the authenticity and immediacy of the Wartime newsroom and pressroom atmosphere, serving to reinforce the iconic status of these rare surviving testimonies to the political illustrator’s art. In a few examples additional notations have been made in the description section of the catalogue text for significant damage, however the condition sensitive collector is encouraged to contact our sale expert for additional lot details in advance of the auction date.