Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir David Low, 1891–1963, New Zealand
Title:
Honor among Savages
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, white gouache, graphite, gum arabic, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 1/16 × 19 3/4 inches (35.7 × 50.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen, with black ink, upper left: "ON TO ABYSSINIA ON TO ABYSSINIA ABYSSINIA ABYSSINIA ON TO ABYSSINIA ABYSSINIA"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, center: "SOLEMN PLEDGE NOT TO USE WAR AS AN INSTRUMENT OF POLICY | SIGNED- | Mussolini | BIG CHIEF OF | ITALIAN TRIBES"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower left: "BACKWARD WARRIOR:- | "White woman no understand. Me Big | Chief can write, but not read. | Must obey call of National Honour.""; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower center: "HONOUR AMONG SABAGES."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles and Jennifer Monaghan
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B1989.31.2
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | historical subject | World War 1939-1945
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2948