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1934 In Art
Events from the year 1934 in art. Events *April – David Low (cartoonist), David Low's cartoon character Colonel Blimp first appears in the London ''Evening Standard''. *April 10 – ''The Just Judges'', a panel of the Ghent Altarpiece painted by Jan van Eyck or his brother Hubert van Eyck, Hubert between 1430–32, is stolen from St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium. In November, on his deathbed, Arsène Goedertier admits to the theft but most of the panel is never recovered. *August 31 – John Smiukse destroys the mural ''Nightmare of 1934'' in Tarrytown, New York. *Publication in the United States of Irving Stone's biographical novel of Vincent van Gogh, ''Lust for Life (novel), Lust for Life''. Works *Eileen Agar – The Autobiography of an Embryo' *Hans Arp – ''Human Concretion'' (Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris) *Balthus – '':File:Guitarlesson.jpg, Guitar Lesson'' *Paul Cadmus **''Coney Island'' **'':Image:PaulCadmusTheFleetsIn.jpg, The Fleet's In!'' **''Greenwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 satirising of the personalities and policies of German dictator Adolf Hitler, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and other leaders of his times. Low was born and educated in New Zealand. His first work was published when he was only 11 years old. His professional career began at '' The Canterbury Times'' in 1910. The following year he moved to Australia and worked for '' The Bulletin''. His work attracted the attention of Henry Cadbury, the part owner of ''The Star'', and Low moved to London in 1919, working for that paper until 1927, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
