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The symbol designed for the British nuclear disarmament movement in 1958 is now widely known as the "peace sign". A number of peace symbols have been used many ways in various cultures and contexts. The dove and olive branch was used symbolically by early Christians and then eventually became a secular peace symbol, popularized by a Dove ...
The lithograph displays a white dove on a black background, which is widely considered to be a symbol of peace. The image was used to illustrate a poster at the 1949 Paris Peace Congress and also became an iconographic image of the period, known as "The dove of peace". An example is housed in the collection of the Tate Gallery and MOMA. Since ...
Logo of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), designed by Gerald Holtom in 1958, which became a widespread peace symbol. Español: Versión SVG del símbolo de la paz . Puede usarse como reemplazo en los artículos, plantillas, cajas de babel, etc. que usan las imágenes PNG existentes.
Symbols of peace, a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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J. E. Millais: The Return of the Dove to the Ark (1851). According to the biblical story (Genesis 8:11), a dove was released by Noah after the Flood in order to find land; it came back carrying a freshly plucked olive leaf (Hebrew: עלה זית alay zayit), [7] a sign of life after the Flood and of God's bringing Noah, his family and the animals to land.
Eric Austen, who adapted the symbol for ceramic lapel badges, is said to have "discovered that the 'gesture of despair' motif had long been associated with 'the death of man', and the circle with 'the unborn child'". [7] Holtom also rejected the image of the dove, as it had been appropriated by the Soviet peace propaganda. [9] [10]
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