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BLOCK,
no. 12376
Block, Herbert,
1909-2001,
artist.
"Man, if it could happen to Magic --"
[graphic] /
Herblock.
11/10/1991.
© 1991 Herblock
1 drawing :
porous point pen, graphite, India ink, and overlays over blue pencil underdrawing ;
sheet 55.8 x 38.1 cm.
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Editorial drawing shows a group of young men discussing the news about "Magic" Johnson getting AIDS.
Caption label from exhibit Art in Action--Health, AIDS: Hope for Reducing Stigma. Herblock captured the dismay and surprise that many young male admirers of basketball star Magic Johnson expressed the day the news broke that he had been diagnosed with HIV, the virus causing AIDS. The Washington Post front page story stressed hope that Johnson's case would help motivate the public to face and learn more about the epidemic, paving the way toward ending the stigma of the disease. The young men's response in the cartoon reflects the perception then common that Johnson's diagnosis meant certain death. Johnson's successful treatment belied these fears.
Publication may be restricted. For information see "Herbert Block ("Herblock") Rights and Restrictions,"
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/271_herb.html
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Signed "Herblock" lower right.
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Forms part of: Herbert L. Block collection (Library of Congress).
Exhibited: "Art in Action : Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times" in the Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., January 31 - August 17, 2019.
Johnson, Earvin,
1959-
AIDS (Disease)
United States
1990-2000.
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Health
United States
1990-2000.
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Behavior
United States
1990-2000.
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Youth
United States
1990-2000.
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Autumn
United States
1990-2000.
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Editorial cartoons
American
1990-2000.
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Drawings
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1990-2000.
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Block, Herbert, 1909-2001.
Herbert L. Block collection (Library of Congress)
(DLC) 2009632507
Library of Congress
Prints and Photographs Division
Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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BLOCK,
no. 12376
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