ACE CARTOONIST

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4805, 3 July 1939, Page 2

ACE CARTOONIST

THRUST AT NEW ZEALAND. One of the best known names in England is that of Mr. David Low, the Fleet Street cartoonist, who is reported this week to have drawn one of his typical criticisms on the subject of New Zealand's efforts to obtain financial accommodation in London. Mr. Low, however, is sel-; dom seen, and would not be recog-' nised by the vast majority of his readers, for he shuns personal publicity, and does most of his work in his home. i

A New Zealandev, he hails from Christchurch. In recent years he become recognised as the ace of British political cartoonists, partly for the excellence of his draftsmanship, and partly for the impish cleverness of his conceptions. He has reached that stage of eminence in his profession which entitles him to pursue an entirely independent course of action, and he exercises this privilege to the fullest; indeed, his cai/toons frequently conflict with the policy of his newspaper, the "Evening Standard." and more than once his distinguished employer, Lord Beaverbrook, has been made the butt of his biting shafts.