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
De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, first published in the May 1952 edition of "World Review" (London). Declined by "The New Yorker" on November 14, 1951, the piece was judged too short to contain the complex religious concepts that Salinger attempted to present. It is the only work he is known to have produced in 1951 after struggling with it for over five months. The last Salinger story to appear outside the pages of "The New Yorker", it was included in his collection "Nine Stories" (1953). The point of view