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Sir David Alexander Cecil Low b. 7 April 1891

Also known as David Low
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Significant mid 20th century New Zealand born cartoonist and caricaturist who worked in Australia during the 1910s before embarking on a career as an influential political cartoonist in London. Creator of the character Colonel Blimp.
  • Biographical Data b. 7 April 1891 Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 30 people
  • Groups 3 groups
  • Works
  • Exhibitions 5 exhibitions
  • Collections 12 collections
  • Recognitions 1 recognition
  • References 29 references
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK
  • Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent, England
    Note

    3,145 Evening Standard original cartoons 1927-50

  • New Zealand High Commission, London, UK
    Note

    50 originals, sketchbook and all his published books and cartoon anthologies

  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK
    Note

    18 originals including self-portrait in oils, 400+ sketches, plus 100+ sketchbook pages

  • Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
    Note

    85 originals including NZ politicians

  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
    Description

    The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.

    Note

    1 London Punch and 6 Bulletin caricatures

  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
    Note

    3 caricatures published Bulletin 1913, 1918, 1929 gift of Les Tanner 1971 et al.

  • Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
    Website
    http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/
    Note

    (including pencil drawing of Max Meldrum c.1914/20: gift of Margaret Carnegie 1968)

  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Website
    https://www.nla.gov.au/
    Note

    (54 originals donated by Low, including As a Going Concern re Billy Hughes, published Bulletin 29 August 1918)

  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
    Note

    (283 originals, mainly for the Bulletin, including caricature of Anderson-Stuart shown at AGNSW loan exhibition in 1918)

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