IMAGE
Low, David Alexander Cecil, 1891-1963 :[Henry Holland, Mayor of Christchurch] 1910. Promises. I stand alone. Water power. New ideas. Footpaths. Improvements. City streets. Good roads.
- Date
- 1910
- By
- Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963
- Reference
- J-044-017
- Description
Photocopy of an original drawing in the Library's collection (C-047-033) showing Henry Holland, Mayor of Christchurch, in top hat and formal suit, wearing his mayoral chain which is inscribed 'I stand alone'. He is tossing a pile of electoral promises into the air.
Probably published in the Canterbury Times, for which Low was still working until 1911 before his departure for Australia
Exhibited in 'The Line-Up' exhibition of 36 cartoons by 36 cartoonists curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited in the National Library auditorium foyer from 5 April 2002 to mark the tenth anniversary of establishment of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - signature & date. On the verso is a pencil inscription '7 inches wide'
Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies.
Physical Description: Phootocopy of ink, Chinese white & pencil on card, 342 x 289 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 photocopy/ies, Works of art, Ink drawings, Caricatures, Portraits, Phootocopy of ink, Chinese white & pencil on card, 342 x 289 mm
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