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Blue . . . the color of harmony, spirituality, infinity, and sadness. Artists have used blue since the time of the Egyptians, when it was derived from minerals at great expense and difficulty. It is the favorite color of the half the people questioned in an international survey. In this permanent collection review, the color blue unites an array of artworks—paintings, ceramics, and prints—and highlights the emotional power and suggestive character of this protean hue.

As artist-in-residence at the 2017 Missouri State Fair, photographer Matt Rahner turned his lens not on the prize-winning livestock, baked good, or homegrown produce, but on a bumper-crop of fair attendees. Rahner states, “I am constantly seeking out found situations that possess an inherent psychological complexity.” Here he has compiled a series of candid portraits that encourages speculation, conversation, and recognition.