Why is a white dove a symbol of peace?
One of the most recognised symbols of peace is the dove. It’s origins are from the story of noah and the ark. When the rains that flooded the earth stopped pouring down, noah sent out various birds to see if they would bring back any sign of land to his boat. He was anxious to begin life again on dry pasturage. One dove eventually returned carrying an olive branch. After world war II pablo picasso, was responsible for the decisive use of the dove of peace : his lithograph designed for the international peace congress in paris, 1949, features the white ancestor of a new family of doves. Since then, graphic artists have produced an endless series of doves of peace in different shapes. See Picasso’s Lithograph here: http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/peace.
