Marshall photographed the sign’s evolving symbolism of peace and love, tagged on New York City subway advertisements, chalked on sidewalks, spray painted on walls, stuck on car windows, worn on ...

Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the Obama “Hope” poster, reflects on the peace sign’s enduring legacy and its role in the photography of Jim Marshall.

The peace symbol originated as a sign based on an “individual in despair . . . in the manner of Goya’s peasant before the firing squad.” The symbol that would become synonymous with the ...