Humorous 9 x 13 lithograph featuring a cartoon entitled 'Professor Einstein' by Sir David Low, issued as a "Supplement to The New Statesman and Nation, October 21, 1933." In fine condition, with faint toning from prior display.
Sir David Low (1891–1963) was one of the most important political cartoonists of his time. The New Zealander studied at the Canterbury School of Art. In 1907, he became a political cartoonist for the Christchurch Spectator. His first publication, The Billy Book from 1918, a mockery of Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes, made him famous. At the age of 28, he moved to London, where he quickly established himself and drew cartoons for newspapers such as the Evening Standard and, from 1949, for the Daily Herald. In 1953, he switched to the Manchester Guardian, for which he worked until shortly before his death. David Low was a staunch opponent of Mussolini and Hitler and clearly positioned himself in his cartoons. Low died in 1963 in London.
It is not clearly established to what extent Low and Einstein knew each other. However, there are some indications that Low personally met Einstein. In his obituary in the New York Times, it is pointed out in two places that Low sketched everyone he had met, and when asked about the greatest person he had ever met, he mentioned Einstein among others.
