In 1945, an estimated 340,000 people died when the United States dropped nuclear bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. After those attacks, other countries around the world began ...
Gerald Holtom's rarely exhibited original sketches for the peace symbol will go on view this March at the Imperial War Museum in London. Peace sign badges (courtesy ...
The peace sign wasn’t born from hope - it came from despair. In 1958, British artist Gerald Holtom designed it for an anti-nuclear protest, describing it as a man standing with his arms down in ...
In 1949 Pablo Picasso created "Dove of Peace," also known as "La Colombe". This simple yet profound artwork was designed for the World Peace Congress in Paris and has since become an iconic symbol of ...
The time is right, Alan Roe of Iowa City believes, to contemplate peace. With the help of a talented chainsaw artist, Roe now has a 22-foot tall likeness of a human arm raised skyward, brandishing the ...
Editor’s Note: Shepard Fairey is a street artist, graphic designer and activist. This is an edited excerpt from “Peace: Photographs by Jim Marshall,” published by Reel Art Press. The peace sign has ...
Charlotte resident Shawn Dumont and his kids, Zoë and Jasper, set up their exhibit, “Peace Signs of Vermont.” Photo by Jessica Voss/The Citizen This story by Liberty Darr was first published in The ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion ...
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