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.
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  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK (Dept of Prints and Drawings)
  • Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
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    3,145 Evening Standard original cartoons 1927-50

  • New Zealand High Commission, London, UK
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    50 originals, sketchbook and all his published books and cartoon anthologies

  • National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
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    18 originals including self-portrait in oils, 400+ sketches, plus 100+ sketchbook pages

  • Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
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    85 originals including NZ politicians

  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
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    1 London Punch and 6 Bulletin caricatures

  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria
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    3 caricatures published Bulletin 1913, 1918, 1929 gift of Les Tanner 1971 et al.

  • Melbourne Savage Club
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
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    (including pencil drawing of Max Meldrum c.1914/20: gift of Margaret Carnegie 1968)

  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
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    (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
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    (283 originals, mainly for the Bulletin, including caricature of Anderson-Stuart shown at AGNSW loan exhibition in 1918)

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  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK (Dept of Prints and Drawings) (collected in)
  • Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK (collected in)
  • New Zealand High Commission, London, UK (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, UK (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (collected in)
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK (Dept of Prints and Drawings) (collected in)
  • Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK (collected in)
  • New Zealand High Commission, London, UK (collected in)
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, UK (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Victoria (collected in)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (collected in)
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)