Pattern Play

From the sails of a ship and foil wrapped candies in a box of chocolates to archery targets and office chairs, the shapes and patterns of the everyday world have inspired artists. A delightful and often playful selection of works from the permanent collection highlights this fascination with the real.

Above: David Hockney, Office Chair, 1988; color lithograph, 51 in. x 22 in.; Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Gift of the William T. Kemper Charitable Trust, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee, 1995.41