The repeated lines on this textile become a bold pattern of stripes.
Ewe
Panel 20th Century
cotton
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Tess E. Armstrong Fund
Shorter, horizontal lines create a secondary pattern among the vertical stripes.
Ewe
Detail of Panel 20th Century
cotton
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Tess E. Armstrong Fund
The shadows of an elevated train track appear as a pattern of thick and thin lines in this photograph.
Berenice Abbott
El, Second and Third Avenue Lines from the portfolio Retrospective, 1982
black-and-white photograph
Walker Art Center
Anonymous gift
Repeated lines that are exactly the same length and thickness but are angled in alternate directions make this work of art appear to
shiver with motion.
Bridget Riley
Suspension, 1964
emulsion on wood
Walker Art Center
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julius E. Davi
Thick and thin lines have been used on this jar to create a decorative pattern. The thin lines that form the light-colored part
of the pattern also suggest texture.
Kayenta
Jar about 1260 - 1300
ceramic, polychrome
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
