Picasso’s Peace Dove

Note: Pigeons and doves form the bird family Columbidae, of which there are 300 species. Ornithologically, there is no simple way to distinguish a pigeon from a dove. Some specialists refer to the smaller species as “doves” and the larger ones as “pigeons,” but this is not consistently applied.   In reference to the works of [...]

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Picasso: A Passion for Spirals

    Pablo Picasso and sister Lola, 1888. (What’s up with the haircut, Pablo?) Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) could draw before he could walk. According to his mother,    his first word was piz, short for the Spanish word lapiz, meaning pencil.  “Pablito” asked for a pencil constantly and, once he got one in hand, would draw for hours, [...]

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