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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.

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

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Website

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/215.1988/
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK
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, England, 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

Website

http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/collections/Recent_Acquisitions.asp

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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

Website

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/

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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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Sir David Alexander Cecil Low b. 7 April 1891

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

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK

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

New Zealand High Commission, London, UK

National Portrait Gallery, London, England, 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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