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 ...

With the world still reeling following the tragic events in Paris on Friday, one image has become a symbol of peace in the wake of coordinated acts of terror that ...

Two thirds into the winter of 1957-58, Gerald Holtom was feeling 66.6 percent-ish as he agonized over the design. That February 21, as the artist was to explain the genesis of his idea in greater, ...

As people all over the world take to social media to voice their support for Paris following yesterday's devastating terrorist attacks, one symbol has become the dominant image associated with the ...

The Eiffel Tower as a peace sign: the drawing by Jean Julien is probably getting the heaviest circulation in the social media, turning up not only on the Internet but all over the world. People are ...

Several months ago, I was at Macy's and saw the cutest pair of pajamas. They were whimsical, colorful and I wanted them. I took them off the rack and went into the fitting room. It was there that I ...

As a series of coordinated terror attacks shook the French capital on November 13, an artiste shrugged off his first bouts of shock and prayed for peace through what ...

In the wake of Friday night’s Paris attacks, which left at least 128 people dead in six incidents around the city, one poignant sketch began circulating social media to honor the victims. The symbol, ...

The peace symbol is 50. But what does it represent? Some have suggested this symbol looks like a rocket poised for ignition whereas others claim to see an airplane already flying within the circle. It ...

Postcard-sized printouts of drawings depicting the aftermath of the Hiroshima atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, on display at the Nobel Peace Center, are seen in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2024. (Mainichi/Deockwoo ...

Sixth-graders at an elite Bronx private school have been caught drawing swastikas in art class, so administrators met with the kids — talking mainly about how the symbols represent peace in some ...