Announcing the 2019 Recipients of The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon

by The Alliance //
ZITONG WANG, Diversity Discussion, Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation. Grade 11, Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island, WA. The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon
ZITONG WANG, Diversity Discussion, Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation. Grade 11, Mercer Island High School, Mercer Island, WA. The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon

The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon, underwritten by The Herb Block Foundation, was created to celebrate the legacy of four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Herb Block. This award recognizes three students who exhibit excellence in editorial cartooning in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards with $1,000 scholarships.

From factory farming to politics, this year’s recipients combined words and images to create powerful pieces of art.

The 2019 Recipients of The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon are:

Victoria Lu, Zitong Wang, and Angelina Yu

Victoria Lu, How Milk Is Made, Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation. Grade 11, South Side High School, Rockville Centre, NY. The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon
Victoria Lu, How Milk Is Made, Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation. Grade 11, South Side High School, Rockville Centre, NY. The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon
Angeline Yu, Keep It Down, Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation. Grade 10, Morris County School of Technology, RDenville, NJ. The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon
Angeline Yu, Keep It Down, Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation. Grade 10, Morris County School of Technology, Denville, NJ. The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon