David Low (cartoonist) from the Evening Standard and The Manchester Guardian, as well as original caricatures from his "New Statesman" series. Australia David Low (cartoonist) Sir David Alexander Cecil Low (7 April 1891 – 19 September 1963) was a New Zealand political cartoonist and caricaturist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom for many years. Low was a self-taught cartoonist. Born in New Zealand, he worked in his native country before migrating to Sydney in 1911, and ultimately to London (1919), where he made his career and earned fame for his Colonel Blimp depictions and his merciless satirising of the personalities and
David Low (cartoonist) the future. His satirical works met much criticism in the British public eye. The British press called him a "war monger," and many citizens felt disdain for his depictions of appeasement. Low remained in the United Kingdom for the rest of his career. He left the "Evening Standard" in 1950. That same year, he moved to the "Daily Herald" and stayed there until 1953. Finally, Low moved to the "Manchester Guardian" and was there from 1953. Low received a knighthood in the 1962 Birthday Honours and died at his home in London on 19 September 1963. His obituary in "The