Untitled pen and ink drawing, ca 1906-ca. 1920 / by David Low

SV/282

fonds

ca. 1906-ca. 1920

Graphic Materials, Drawings

902328

1 drawing - 26.5 x 33.5 (card) - pen & ink, touched with white

David Low, political cartoonist, was born in New Zealand in 1891. He moved to Australia in 1911 and worked for the 'Bulletin' and 'Lone Hand'. In 1919 he moved to London. He worked for the 'Star' until 1927 before moving to the 'Evening Standard' where he chronicled the rise of fascism in the 1930s and created his world-famous reactionary character 'Colonel Blimp.' He was knighted in 1962 and died the following year.

Reference:
Australian Discretionary of Biography, Vol. 10, 1986

Drawing shows a man in a hansom cab addressing a large, bald man standing in the street, while the driver looks on.

Unfinished pencil sketch of man on reverse side

May have formed part of Bertram Stevens papers at A2437-A2472-2

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

Pic.Acc. Update Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6640 as part of the eRecords Project, 2012-2013

Untitled

Signed 'LOW', lower right

Inscribed in pencil on reverse side 'From Bertram Stevens Papers'

No date. Date range of Bertram Stevens papers at A2937 -A2472-2 is 1906-1920

Fair condition