Picasso's African Period 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 African kingdom
Blue Northern remaining with the band for various periods between 1967 and 1974. Northwest Company had a number of hit singles in British Columbia. O'Toole later joined the band Shakedown, which was signed to Casino Records, though releasing only one single during its 1976-1977 existence. Cowsill had been a professional musician for a comparable period to that of O'Toole, having previously achieved international success with The Cowsills in the 1960s. Blue Northern's first release, "Blue", was a four-song EP released in 1979 on Quintessence Records. The label, which evolved from an independent retail record store in Vancouver of the same name, was