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
Lance Painter pitching coach of the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the Seattle Mariners organization. In , he was named the pitching coach for the Single-A High Desert Mavericks. On 13 January , he was named the pitching coach of the Single-A Clinton LumberKings. After the 2009 season he was named the pitching coach for the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League. Lance Painter Lance Telford Painter (born July 21, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies (-), St. Louis Cardinals (-, ), Toronto Blue Jays (-), and Milwaukee Brewers ().