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 ...

I found out today that the peace sign is semaphore. I’d grown up thinking its origins were quite different and more sinister. But then again, I grew up with strange notions about a lot of innocent ...

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 ...

The new book,Peace: The Biography of Symboltakes a look at the life of the cultural icon The symbol made its first public appearance in April 1958, when campaigners for nuclear disarmament held a four ...

The captured authoritarian leader flashed a symbol that many took to be a defiant peace sign. Loyal lawmakers repeated the gesture at a session in Caracas. By Annie Correal Annie Correal reported from ...

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 ...

Join Jimmy Akin as he untangles the confusion around the Sign of Peace at Mass! He dives into Church law, reveals why the gesture is totally optional in the U.S., debunks myths, and shares fun, ...