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Cartoons by David Low
Cartoons by David Low
DAL · Fondo · 1953-1962

Original cartoons and caricatures by David Low for the Manchester Guardian.

Administrative/Biographical history: Low was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 7 April 1891. In 1902 he was appointed as political cartoonist at the Spectator in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 1911 he moved to the Bulletin in Sydney, Australia.

He travelled to London to join the Star in 1919 and later worked for the Evening Standard (1927-50) and the Daily Herald (1950-53). He Joined the Manchester Guardian in 1953 and continued to work for the paper until shortly before his death in 1963.

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Lion on your lap
DAL/1/1/2 · Unidad documental simple · 24 March 1953
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Depicts a lion called 'African Opposition' jumping off a cinema screen onto the laps of Sir Godfrey Huggins and Oliver Lyttelton sitting in the audience.

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'Darkest Africa'
DAL/1/1/3 · Unidad documental simple · 22 April 1953
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Imbedded text reads: "What can one expect of this policy of holding off the African native at the end of a ten foot pole if not the eventual union of millions of blacks against a handful of whites in a bitter race hatred?" asks a gloomy oracle.
Depicts Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta being rounded up by a British colonialist with a large pole.

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The tide recedes in Italy
DAL/1/1/5 · Unidad documental simple · 12 June 1953
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Depicts candidates of the main parties during the general elections in Italy in 1953 on the beach in their swim suits. Alcide de Gasperi, the outgoing prime minister of the Christian Democratic government, is swept away by the tide while lifesavers Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Communist Party of Italy, and Pietro Nenni, leader of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party, stand by watching him. In the background are members of the monarchists and fascists as well as a spy from the USA.

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Luxury Cruise
DAL/1/1/6 · Unidad documental simple · 26 June 1953
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Depicts investors boarding an old military steel ship while Duncan Sandys, Minister of Supplies, looks on sadly wearing a naval uniform. A sign reads: Book now for Mid-July trip on ye reconstructed olde original model steel ship.

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Aunt Dulles's bedtime stories
DAL/1/1/7 · Unidad documental simple · 3 July 1953
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Embedded text reads: " ... and suddenly the wicked Soviet giant stepped on a banana peel in East Germany and fell down fracturing his tibia and showing himself to be so brittle that Jack didn't even bother to have a conference with him but just sat down and waited for him to crumble to bits."
Depicts John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, dressed as a nanny reads a bedtime story to the U.S. senate in a cod being watched by Lord Salisbury and another unidentified man.

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Having lovely time - wish you were here
DAL/1/1/8 · Unidad documental simple · 4 August 1953
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Depicts 4 scenes from 4 countries in postcard style: Walter Ulbricht and Wilhelm Pieck are trampled over by frantic East German's running for free food supplies, John Foster Dulles in a scooter fight with the Korean leaders, Italian politicians walking across the catwalk dressed in bathing suits, Georgy Malenkov dancing to a balalaika player.

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