Francesca Herndon-Consagra, senior curator at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts describes "Reflections of the Buddha" on display through Mar. 10, 2012.

Photograph by Sam Fentress

LEFT: Standing Buddha Śākyamuni (Shijiamouni), late 6th century, China

Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Purchase, 182:19

CENTER: Blue Black, 2000, Ellsworth Kelly

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

RIGHT: Head of Buddha Śākyamuni, 4th century, Afghanistan

Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Purchase, 43:1931