Personal profile
Block, Herbert,
1909-2001
artist
still image
graphic
still image
Political cartoons-1970-1980.
Editorial cartoons-1970-1980.
Ink drawings-1970-1980.
xxu
1977
monographic
1977 January 12
eng
1 drawing : ink, crayon, porous point pen and opaque white over blue pencil underdrawing ; 58 x 36 cm.
Publication may be restricted. For information see "Herbert Block ("Herblock") Rights and Restrictions Information,"
Herblock.
Title from item.
Published in the Washington Post, January 12, 1977.
Caption label from exhibit "Enduring Outrage": Herb Block graphically conveyed his concern for individual privacy by depicting a fragile silhouette being blasted into oblivion by the collecting of personal data, which is exploited by the economic and political forces of credit and government agencies. In late 1976 and early 1977, the individual's right to privacy as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment (i.e., protection from unreasonable search and seizure) was hotly debated as Congress and the judicial system pondered decisions on access to such vital personal papers as medical and banking records. A rough sketch for this cartoon identifies the types of personal data and the collecting agencies at issue.
Exhibited in: Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock, Library of Congress, 2006-2007.
Forms part of: Herbert L. Block (Herblock) collection (Library of Congress).
Privacy
1970-1980
Civil liberties
United States
19770-1980
Investigation
United States
1970-1980
BLOCK, no. 9098
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.11987
Herbert L. Block (Herblock) collection (Library of Congress)
(DLC) 2009632507
Block, Herbert, 1909-2001.
2006683742
LC-DIG-ppmsca-11987 DLC
hdl:loc.pnp/ppmsca.11987
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