What is recorded here
The statue depicts Picasso as a boy, sitting on a bench and holding a dove of peace, to commemorate his visit to the city 75 years ago, on the anniversary of the world-famous artist's visit to speak at the World Peace Congress, held in the city in 1950.
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- Recorded date
- 2025-04-12
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- Graham Hogg, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- don cload, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Elliott Simpson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Neil Theasby, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Peter Barr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- DS Pugh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Basher Eyre, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mr Ignavy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Martin Speck, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gerald England, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Fowkes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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