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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.

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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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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, UK (Dept of Prints and Drawings)
Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent, England

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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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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.

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1 London Punch and 6 Bulletin caricatures
City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

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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.

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(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/

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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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Related collections	Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (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, England (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, VIC (collected in) Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC (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, Australia (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, England (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, VIC (collected in) Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC (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)

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Sir David Alexander Cecil Low b. 7 April 1891

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK (Dept of Prints and Drawings)

Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent, England

New Zealand High Commission, London, UK

National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA

City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC

Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne, VIC

State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.

National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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

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