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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Satirical London : 300 years of irreverent images : The Art of Satire
Date
1 April 2006 - 3 September 2006
Place
Museum of London, London, England, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Artists and cartoonists in black and white
Date
1999
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Getting them in Line : An exhibition of Caricature in Cartoon
Date
1975
Place
Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent at Canterbury, England, UK (inaugural exhibition)
Description
Type
Exhibition
Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning
Date
11 September 1964 - 19 September 1964
Place
Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition
Loan Exhibition of Australian Art
Date
1918
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Urls
  • http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/
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Alternative names
  • David Low
  • David Low
Arrivals
  • 1911
  • 1911
Related people
  • Lindsay, Norman (associate of)
  • Hopkins, Livingston (associate of)
  • May, Philip William (associate of)
  • Dancey, George Henry (associate of)
  • McCrae, Hugh Raymond (associate of)
  • Meldrum, Max (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Gye, Hal (associate of)
  • Low, David Brown (child of)
  • Low, Jane Caroline (child of)
  • Low, Madeline Grieve (spouse of)
  • Rowe-Evans, Prudence (parent of)
  • Whear, Rachael (parent of)
  • Blomfield, William (associate of)
  • Rayner, Fred (associate of)
  • Croll, R. H. (associate of)
  • Russell, G. W. (associate of)
  • Croll, Bob (associate of)
  • O'Dowd, Bernard (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Norman (associate of)
  • Hopkins, Livingston (associate of)
  • May, Philip William (associate of)
  • Dancey, George Henry (associate of)
  • McCrae, Hugh Raymond (associate of)
  • Meldrum, Max (associate of)
  • McCubbin, Frederick (associate of)
  • Gye, Hal (associate of)
  • Low, David Brown (child of)
  • Low, Jane Caroline (child of)
  • Low, Madeline Grieve (spouse of)
  • Rowe-Evans, Prudence (parent of)
  • Whear, Rachael (parent of)
  • Blomfield, William (associate of)
  • Rayner, Fred (associate of)
  • Croll, R. H. (associate of)
  • Russell, G. W. (associate of)
  • Croll, Bob (associate of)
  • O'Dowd, Bernard (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Australian Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (associate of)
  • Australian Black and White Artists' Club (associate of)
  • Melbourne Savage Club (associate of)
Related collections
  • 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)
Related recognitions
  • Knighted (received)
  • Knighted (received)
Related events
  • Satirical London : 300 years of irreverent images : The Art of Satire (None)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • Getting them in Line : An exhibition of Caricature in Cartoon (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • Loan Exhibition of Australian Art (None)
  • Satirical London : 300 years of irreverent images : The Art of Satire (None)
  • Artists and cartoonists in black and white (None)
  • Getting them in Line : An exhibition of Caricature in Cartoon (exhibited at)
  • Fifty Years of Australian Cartooning (None)
  • Loan Exhibition of Australian Art (None)
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