Picasso's African Period St. Petersburg). Picasso's African Period Picasso's African Period, which was three years long, lasted from 1906 to 1909, was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture and particularly traditional African masks. This proto-Cubist period following Picasso's Blue Period and Rose Period has also been called the Negro Period, or Black Period. In the early 20th century, African artworks were being brought back to Paris museums in consequence of the expansion of the French empire into Sub-Saharan Africa. The press was abuzz with exaggerated stories of cannibalism and exotic tales about the
Blue Period (album) 113) This earlier session was Davis' first for Prestige. Although "Blue Period" has never been reissued on compact disc, the tracks "Bluing" and "Out of the Blue" are featured on the currently available "Dig" (PRLP 7012), and two versions of "Blue Room" (including an alternate take) are on the CD of "Miles Davis and Horns" (PRLP 7025). On "Blue Room" Blue Period (album) Blue Period (PRLP 140) is a 1953 10" LP album by Miles Davis, his second released by Prestige Records, recorded over the course of two 1951 recording sessions at New York's Apex Studio. "Bluing" and "Out of