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Creator:
Sir David Low, 1891–1963
Title:
The Great Wall of China
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, blue chalk, black wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 21 inches (35.4 × 53.3 cm), Image: 12 1/4 × 20 inches (31.1 × 50.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in brush and black ink, upper center: "(GENEVA) | UNANIMOUS VOTE ON MANCHURIA | BRITIAIN FRANCE ITALY| GERMANY SPAIN BELGIUM | POLAND NORWAY TURKEY". inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower right: " WOW! | BANDITS!!"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower center: "THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA."; inscribed in blue chalk, verso, lower right: "2[7]-2-33 | 907"

Signed in brush and black ink, lower left: "LOW"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles and E. Jennifer Monaghan
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B1980.16.3
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | historical subject | World War 1939-1945
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9667
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