Sir David Low (1891-1963), Cartoonist
Sitter associated with 26 portraits
Artist associated with 469 portraits
New-Zealand-born Low produced over 14,000 drawings. He created a number of memorable comic characters, including Colonel Blimp, the TUC carthorse, Musso the pup, and the Coalition Ass. He published his first cartoon strip at the age of eleven. In 1908 he was appointed political cartoonist of the New Zealand Spectator and a year later he joined the Sydney Bulletin. In 1919 he was offered a job on the British Daily News and its evening paper, the Star, where he was commissioned to draw caricatures of politicians and literary figures. He moved to the Evening Standard in 1927, and later worked for the Daily Herald (1950-3) and Manchester Guardian (1953-63).
by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1920s-1935
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Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber; Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1920s?
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by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1920s-1937
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Anthony Hope (Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins)
by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1920s-1933
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David Kirkwood, 1st Baron Kirkwood
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1920s or 1930s?
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Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Sir David Low
pencil, 1920s?
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by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1920s-1934
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by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1920s-1937
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by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1920s-1937
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Brian Hubert Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of Oakridge
by Sir David Low
chalk
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