Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-031

Description: William Massey holding a bunch of balloons in the air. He is watched by a small boy, with a vote in his hand ready to pay for a balloon. The balloons are labelled with a range of current projects in Canterbury - Canal; Lake Coleridge scheme; Swimming bath; Town Hall; good roads; prosperity. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 508 x 422 mm

Date: 1933 - 1996 - 1939

By: Hocken Library; Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: Eph-C-GRAPHIC-ARTS-1996-02

Description: Shows an arrangement of text, with a central cartoon by David Low: "The scum of the earth, I believe? The bloody assassin of the workers, I presume?" Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 415 x 297 mm.

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-021

Description: A set of vignettes concerning current political and social matters in Christchurch and beyond. 'Music hath charms' shows the Salvation Army band 'leading a mutiny against the City Council' while they play loudly outside the Christchurch City Council buildings. A drunk man, seen in Dunedin, carries a large sandwich board 'Prohibition a blunder'. A cricket player getting bowled relates to 'South African cricketers' against the Australians in their 5th test. A London professor snoozes under a tree, after stating that 'the sun could do all world's work'. Two small boys, one with an executioner's axe, his dead parents behind him, discuss the murder of the parents after his mother refused to give him a penny to buy lollies. Relates to a newspaper account of a boy in Dunedin reacting violently to strict parents, including his trying to hang himself. A self portrait shows Low sobbing into his handkerchief, while he draws Tommy Taylor, but regrets the ending of the political life of Joseph Ward and William Massey for caricature purposes. Councillor Thacker pulling up a tree from Cathedral Square in the process of transplanting it rather that cutting it down. A confrontation between Britain and Kaiser Bill is about importing goods between the two countries. Four elderly men in a punch-up, holding a placard 'Peace perfect peace' refers to Dowieites in Zion City rioting Other Titles - soothe Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - David Low recit [sic] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 522 x 358 mm

Date: 1940

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to history, jubilees, centennials, anniversary celebrations in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HISTORY-1940-01

Description: Flier listing New Zealanders who will appear (John Amadio, Warwick Braithwaite, Hubert Carta, Denis Dowling, Esther Fisher, Merton Hodge, David Low, Wainwright Morgan, Hinemoa Rosieur, Arnold Trowell, Hector Bolitho, Rosina Buckman, Ian Coster, Eileen Driscoll, Shayle Gardner, Kathleen Levi, Tawera Moana, Stella Murray, Harry Rountree, Keith Wilbur, Sir Hugh Walpole). The event was organised by Shayle Gardner, and the proceeds were to go to the provision of comforts for New Zealanders in His Majesty's Forces. David Low was to draw personalities selected by the guests, and Leslie Henson was to auction these and other important items. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flier. Physical Description: Letterpress brown on cream paper, 203 x 129 mm.

Date: 1940 - 1945

By: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: E-605-q

Description: Includes cartoons about: Sunspots, Hitler, Semple's monetary reforms ("The Greeks had a word for it - "Semplocoon" group); Walter Nash on the radio, Hon P C Webb, "Old Soldier Sam" character, Goebbels, the Germany-Russia-Italy triangle, John A Lee kicked out of the Labour Party Easter Conference, income tax increases, selling butter overseas, Hilter claims Poland, bombing Poland, the 'Port Bowen' (ship) in Wanganui Harbour, Includes cartoons by other cartoonists in British papers: Strube, Illingworth, Churchill, Chris Seare[?], Fenwick, G S Sherwood. Also includes cuttings of some cartoons by David Low. Inscriptions: Album page - centre - (Front cover): Register of mortgages Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 60 newsclippings (approx), stuck into lined exercise book, with red marbled cover 323 x 207 mm.

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-008

Description: Vignettes of current events. Top left, Joseph Ward carried a placard, 'Try our mutton' to advertise New Zealand in England, as Australia advertises itself. He is watched suspiciously by the Australian Premier. Gwendolyn and Algernon (from The importance of being Ernest) are in conversation about extravagant spending, after a London society lady took action against her father-in-law on the topic. 'On the brain' shows a seated man with a lawn bowl for a head, referring to Christchurch 'having its annual attack of Bowlitis'. The conservative press as an obese man, questioning young and slender New Zealand about his health. Refers to negative reports in the conservative press about the state of New Zealand's economy. 'The mail service' shows a New Zealander up an apple tree, trying to reach an apple 'Vancouver service' observed by Australia, which is refusing to assist and wants to grab the whole apple. George V is shown using a microphone (described as a gramophone) for his Coronation speech. 'Socialists have been getting into trouble in Japan' shows a man in a cloth cap meeting his 'brown brother' in the shape of a placard-carrying Japanese man. Sir Robert Stout is shown chastising a small weeping child, in the context of his suggestion that capping ceremonies should be abolished. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 550 x 395 mm

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-010

Description: A series of vignettes on the subject of a horse race, probably in Christchurch. The paricipants reflect betting, men's and women's fashion, a man 'in from the backblocks', local personalities identified as Harry and Pa and a self-portrait of Low in a checked cloth cap, swallowing a glass (of milk?) 'Our artist won 2/3' [two shillings and threepence] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 508 x 418 mm

Date: 1905 - 1915

From: Low, David 1891-1963 :Caricatures and cartoons [ca 1905-1916]

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: B-025-030

Description: A tall slender man with moustache and hair parted in the centre, wearing the military uniform of a senior commander. He is holding a hat with white plumes in his hand and has a sword at his side. Behind him is a motley line-up of soldiers. Probably a portrait of Lord Islington, Governor-General, inspecting Christchurch troops Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 468 x 365 mm

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-004

Description: A series of vignettes making comic suggestions about a range of current topics, starting with the implications of an Anglo-German friendship league and an Anglo-American arbitration treaty. The figures depicted include George V shaking hands with Kaiser Bill, 'The new John Bull' dressed in top hat and the Stars and Stripes, references to William Massey, Herries 'Sir Wilfrid' and Sir Joseph Ward, references to penny postage in Australia and to the growing population of the North Island vs the South Island and their respective electoral representation Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 530 x 403 mm

Date: 1900 - 1909

From: Low, David 1891-1963 :Caricatures and cartoons [ca 1905-1916]

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: B-025-032

Description: A full-length caricature of a middl-aged man, probably a Christchurch identity, intended for publication in a newspaper. The man wears a bowler hat and has a moustache Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 573 x 351 mm

Date: 2010

By: Tate Gallery

Reference: ArtEph-2010-R-01

Description: Booklet relating to the exhibition at which a David Low cartoon owned by the Alexander Turnbull Library was exhibited. The booklet briefly discusses British comic art, in the following categories satire and the grotesque, politics, the sitting room, the bawdy, the absurd. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 24 pages, 150 x 105 mm.

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-003

Description: A set of vignettes, headed 'The Christchurch Press last week celebrated its jubilee'. At the top left, are two people wrapped up in newspapers (the Press and the Lyttelton Times) shaking hands above a sea marked 'politics' and titled 'hands across the sea'. Top right, two large hands, one marked England, one Germany, pushing the Prince of Wales (later George V) and a German princess towards one another to accompany a text -' it is whispered that there are prospects of a match between the Prince of Wales and the Princess of Germany'. Below that is an angry man holding a Post Office savings box, with accompanying text 'Once money has been placed in the new Post Office money boxes it cannot be removed except by the P. O. officials. The man had been hoping to retrieve money to catch a tram. Below that is a drawing titled 'The other cheek' and featuring Prime Minister William Massey, holding his lower back and facing Auckland M. P. George Fowlds. Surrounding text explains that Massey has offered to pay Fowlds' expenses if he would tour New Zealand repeating his Pukekohe speech. Centre left is an Irish musical group, one with an Irish harp, with Christchurch tossing them coins - 'The Irish envoys on tour in their specialty 'Shell out for Liberty'. To the right is 'The catch of the season' showing a man leaping to catch a ball with accompanying text explaining that Dan Reese anticipates no trouble in rasing the £2000 for Lancaster Park. Bottom left is a scene in Cathedral Square showing the statue of John Robert Godley on top of a tram shelter, with a clock for a face, 'next tram' for a hat, and one arm pointing to Railway, the other to Opawa. The accompanying text reads 'The good old tram-shelter - Godley statue question has cropped up again... Why not do away all sentiment & put the statue to some practical use?'. At the bottom right is William Massey swinging a cat labelled 'Supreme Court allocation' facing 'Mrs Conservative Press'. The accpmanying text reads 'Mrt Massey in spite of the protests of a section of the Opposition press continues to support Mr Allen's legislation for Supreme Court judges. Mrs Conservative Press" For goodness sake, William, go & bury the pore thing! Cant you see it's quite dead?' Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - David Low 11 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink 520 x 430 mm

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-012

Description: The Town Clerk of Brisbane has just written to the Mayor of Christchurch asking for advice on town hall design. The Christchurch mayor asks him to write back in 50 years time. Sir Joseph Ward leaves James Carroll in charge of New Zealand, as acting Prime Minister, while Ward goes overseas. Carroll is seen at the wheel of the ship of state, being warned by Ward to overlook interference by Massey. Massey peeps out from below the ship's bridge. 'The Trust octopus' shows USA beef trust as an octopus with the head of Uncle Sam attempting to gain control of the Australian meat industry, despite anti-trust laws in Australia. 'No takers' has Sir Joseph Ward asking which politicians, belatedly invited to the coronation, would like to go. 'Obliging' shows Tommy Taylor whispering to Joseph Ward and offering to go to the coronation in the place of eight other politicians. 'William Redmond M P is coming to Australasia to collect Home Rule funds' shows Redmond trying to chase two lemons (Australia and New Zealand) to squeeze them. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 483 x 360 mm

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-027

Description: A political candidate, possibly in the run-up to an election in Christchurch Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 471 x 315 mm

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

Date: 1941 - 1942

By: Great Britain. Royal Air Force

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-WII-Allied-Propaganda-1941

Description: Pamphlets published by the Royal Air Force and by the United States Government. Includes pamphlets in French and German, criticising Hitler, reassuring France. German titles include: "Der Fuehrer uebernimmt des Kommando" (The Fuhrer takes over the command); "Ich fuehle mich so frisch. Es kommt der Fruehling" (I feel so fresh; Spring is coming - said by Hitler standing amongst the dead on a snowy battlefield); Russlands zweite Linie kampfbereit (Russia's second line is ready for combat); Roosevelt befiehlt: feuer! (Roosevelt instructs "Fire!"); Winter ohne wolle (Winter without want); "Die Blatter fallen" - Snow covers fallen leaves that fell on fallen soldiers in Russia; Predigt des Bischofs Clemens August Graf von Galen, Gehalten am 13 Juli 1941 in der Lamvertikirche zu Munster in W (Lecture by Bishop Clemens August Count Von Galen, 13 July 1941 in the Lambertikirche in Munster in W). French titles include: Winston Churchill, ami de la France (Winston Churchill, friend of France); Aux populations de la France occupee (To the people of occupied France); Hitler avance ... vers l'Abime (Hitler advances ... towards the abyss); La Grand Alliance se concerte pour la guerre mondiale (The Allies act together for world war); Crise en Allemagne; Hitler declare "Desormais c'est mon intuition qui vous mene" (Crisis in Germany - Hitler declares "From now on I'll lead you by intuition") (This issue features a cartoon by David Low "Guide par son intuition, Adolf guide ses generaux" - showing a blind Hitler wearing five hats, leading his generals into the wilderness); Le message du President Roosevelt au Congres 6 janvier 1942 (President Roosevelt's message to Congress, 6 January 1942) Quantity: 25 colour photo-mechanical print(s) pamphlets (including some duplicates). Physical Description: Photolithographs on pamphlets, sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: The pamphlets were sent by Mr Peter Williamson to the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in April 2002 as part of "Lest we forget" campaign.

Date: 1907

From: Booth, Leonard Hampden, 1879-1974 :[Cuttings of cartoons and caricatures from the "Exhibition sketcher" (Christchurch), the "Triad", and the "Sydney bulletin". 1906-1915].

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: A-350-009

Description: Shows two full-body standing caricatures, one of Thomas Edward Donne, who became secretary of the new Department of Tourist and Health Resorts in 1901; and on the verso, a full profile of Christchurch dentist Mr J H Fountain Extended Title - From: The exhibition sketcher, Feb 2, 1907, p 9-10 Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on pages of journal; sizes vary Provenance: Donated by Ms Honiana Love, in 2000.

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-002

Description: A series of cartoons related to Henry Thomas Joynt Thacker, a Christchurch Mayoral candidate, leading a Salvation Army band by beating a large drum, and escaping from "The no-licence volcano". The other cartoons appear not to depict Dr Thacker, but show a tram supposedly running late, references to the Hon. D. Buddo, to Prime Minister Massey, to farmers, to Lord Roberts tugging a lion (Great Britain) by the tail in an attempt to introduce compulsory military training, to forthcoming elections. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 525 x 435 mm

Date: 1933 - 1996 - 1939

By: Hocken Library; Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: Eph-C-GRAPHIC-ARTS-1996-01

Description: Shows an arrangement of text, with a central cartoon by David Low: "It's queer how you remind me of someone, Josef ...", showing an orthodox Communist watching Russian leader Josef Stalin trimming his moustache to look like German leader Adolf Hitler. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 417 x 295 mm.

Date: 1911

By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963

Reference: C-047-005

Description: Vignettes reflecting current affairs. 'Woes of a cartoonist' shows David Low, his head in his hands, desperately trying to avoid a Wellington problem, where an MP is prosecuting a cartoonist for depicting him from his back view. In a related sketch alongside, Christchurch Mayor, Tommy Taylor, threatens to prosecute the cartoonists, having recognised his own hair in a drawing. A Finnish village is shown chained to the mainland, after a whole village was reported to have floated away in Finland. A ghost threatens a Christchurch City Councillor with a long white beard. The councillor does not known his own mind. A farmer races away after being confronted in Canada with 80,000 prospective brides, a recent reported event. 'The Jap Polar expedition' shows a group of Japanese men greeting the Japanese consul in Christchurch, after their unexpected arrival. Neither group can understand the other, and Japanese script spelling out whisky, cow and banzai is shown. 'The great gas box, via canal' shows a box containing a gas tank too large to travel via the Lyttelton tunnel being hauled by a traction engine. There is also a reference to a proposed canal between Lyttelton and Christchurch as an alternative means of transport. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 530 x 405 mm