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IMA NOVEMBER PUBLIC TOURS
EXHIBITION TOURS
Georgia O’Keeffe and the Southwestern Still Life
November 2, 2014 – February 15, 2015
Public Tour Ticket: Adults: Friday, Saturday and Sunday $20
Adults: Tuesday through Thursday $15
Children ages 7-17: $12, Children 6 and under free
Member Ticket: free
The ancient land and rich cultural traditions of the Southwest region of the United States fueled
the imaginations of early 20th century artists like Georgia O’Keeffe. The evocative still life
paintings produced by these artists helped attract audiences to visit the Southwest and, still
today, provide a fascinating example of art’s capacity to document the essence of a place and
time. Georgia O’Keeffe and the Southwestern Still Life tells the story of the Southwest as seen
through the eyes of the artists who lived there. Focusing on still lifes – representations of an
object or groups of objects – the exhibition features more than 50 works that provide fascinating
examples of art’s capacity to capture the essence of a particular place.
To schedule a docent-led tour for your group of 10 or more, visit the IMA website at
http://www.imamuseum.org/visit/tours/adult-groups-tours
Tuesday through Friday: 2 pm
Thursdays: 6 pm
Weekends, Nov. 28, Dec 23-Jan 2: 1 and 3 pm
Fabled Kings
Through January 4, 2015
Featuring 16 Indian paintings dating from the late 17th to the 18th centuries, this exhibition
highlights works from the IMA’s Asian collection and a selection of paintings from a
Panchatantra series painted at Udaipur, on loan from a private collection. The Panchatantra is
based on an ancient Indian oral tradition that uses tales to teach life lessons. They are often
illustrated by anthropomorphized animals, similar to Aesop’s Fables. Shown for the first time
together, the works in Fabled Kings represent the vivid and varied tradition of Indian narrative
painting.
November 8, Saturday at 1 pm
The Rise of American Modernism
Through July 26, 2015
The avant garde of French art made inroads into the American mainstream in the first decades
of the 20thcentury largely through the efforts of photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Stieglitz’s 291
Gallery, founded in 1908, introduced the works of Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Paul
Cezanne as well as such young Americans as Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Charles Sheeler,
Katherine Dreier and Man Ray. Dreier, Marcel Duchamp and Ray founded the Société
Anonyme in 1920 to foster the Modernist movement. These and other artists are featured in this
exhibition of 29 prints, drawings, watercolors and photographs from the IMA s permanent
collection.
November 28, Friday at 1 pm
SPECIAL TOURS
Family Tours
Discover more with your family as a docent guides you through the IMA’s
collection. Family tours are 30 minutes and for children of all ages.
Second and fourth Saturday of each month at 1:30 and 2:30 pm
November 8: 1:30 and 2:30 – Spotlight on Africa
November 22: 1:30 and 2:30 – Animals in African Art
Lilly House Tours
Take a docent-guided tour of the American Country Place Era home of the
late Indianapolis businessman, philanthropist, and collector J.K. Lilly Jr.
The house has eight historic furnished interiors reflecting the early 1930s,
and is the centerpiece of Oldfields, a 26-acre National Historic Landmark
estate with landscape and gardens designed by Olmsted Brothers.
Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays at 2 pm
Christmas at Lilly House
November 15, 2014 – January 4, 2015
Take a docent-guided tour during Christmas at Lilly House for 2014. Oldfields will be alive with
holiday decorative ideas that were current during the 1930s and 1940s, a time that
encompassed Depression-era frugality, wartime shortages, and an emerging post-war
exuberance, each of which influenced Americans’ approach to decorating their homes. Décor in
the house will include a combination of familiar favorites such as trees, wreaths, and greenery,
as well as more unusual elements sure to delight visitors. Whether originating in an atmosphere
of wartime scarcity or in times of peace and plenty, holiday décor expressed Americans’ wish for
a sense of connection with tradition and for festive seasonal changes.
Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays at 2 pm
PERMANENT COLLECTION TOURS
Free tours of the Permanent Collection are offered daily. Get the most out of your trip
through the IMA galleries with a trained docent as your guide. Meet at the top of the escalator
Floor 2. Please see the list of tours for November below.
Tours are Tuesday through Sunday at 1 pm
Saturday, November 1
1 pm
Sunday, November 2
1 pm
Tuesday, November 4
1 pm
Wednesday, November 5
1 pm
Thursday, November 6
1 pm
Friday, November 7
1 pm
Saturday, November 8
1 pm
Sunday, November 9
1 pm
Tuesday, November 11
1:00 pm
Wednesday, November 12
1 pm
Thursday, November 13
1 pm
Friday, November 14
1 pm
Saturday, November 15
1 pm
Contemplative Artworks
This tour invites the viewer to pause and reflect upon an artist’s
work and consider the artist’s intent.
Highlights of the IMA: Contemporary & Contemporary Design
Explore the highlights of the Contemporary and Contemporary
Design galleries by looking at a selection of the IMA’s most
significant objects.
Creative Hoosiers
See works by well-known Hoosier artists and discuss the
contributions of Indiana’s famous artists, poets and writers.
China: The Kingdom of the Dragon
A highlights tour. Explore the art of China as you encounter the first
Chinese man, magical unicorns and five-toed dragons.
Highlights of the IMA: American and European
Explore the highlights of the American and European galleries by a
looking at a selection of the IMA’s most significant objects.
Ceremonies and Celebrations
Explore the subject of ceremonies and celebrations in art.
Special Exhibit: Fabled Kings
This exhibition highlights works from the IMA’s Asian collection and
a selection of paintings from a Panchatantra series painted at
Udaipur, on loan from a private collection.
Contemporary Design
Discover the Contemporary Design Gallery with more than 400
objects focusing on design after 1980.
American Modernism
Learn about New York’s 1913 Armory Show and how it greatly
affected art and design in America and American Modernism.
Highlights of the IMA: American and European
Explore the highlights of the American and European galleries by a
looking at a selection of the IMA’s most significant objects.
Artist& Teacher: William M. Chase
Learn about the influential American artist William M. Chase, his
works and his impact on his students and fellow artists.
Where Did You Get All This Art?
See the gifts of Indianapolis art collectors Clowes, Holliday,
Krannert and Fesler. Hear the story of these patrons’ collecting
while seeing their bequests in the European collections.
The Art and Design of Sculpture
Come to learn about works that occupy real space such as threedimensional forms created by carving, modeling or assembly.
Sunday, November 16
1 pm
Weekend in New England
A look at the art and artists of New England.
Tuesday, November 18
1 pm
Creative Hoosiers
See works by well-known Hoosier artists and discuss the
contributions of Indiana’s famous artists, poets and writers.
Neoclassical to Modernism
A highlights tour. Explore the art of Europe from the realism of the
Neoclassical period to the analytical foundation of Cubism.
Into Africa
A highlights tour. Take a look at ancient, traditional and
contemporary art from the vast African continent.
Framed! Go to the Edge
Examine the links between paintings and their frames, both those
that enhance the artwork and those that detract from the artwork.
Money Talks
Explore why art was being created at different times in history, not
only for different patrons, but also in response to changing
economic times.
American Modernism
Learn about New York’s 1913 Armory Show and how it greatly
affected art and design in America and American Modernism.
The Foodie Tour: Depictions of Food in Art
This tour will look at edible objects depicted in a variety of media
and time periods.
Let There Be Light
Explore light as an artistic tool, from the low interior light of
Rembrandt to the bright outdoor light of the Impressionists.
No Tour —Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 19
1 pm
Thursday, November 20
1 pm
Friday, November 21
1 pm
Saturday, November 22
1 pm
Sunday, November 23
1 pm
Tuesday, November 25
1 pm
Wednesday, November 26
1 pm
Thursday, November 27
Friday, November 28
1 pm
Saturday, November 29
1 pm
Sunday, November 30
1 pm
Special Exhibit: The Rise of American Modernism
Explore 29 American prints, drawings, watercolors and photographs
from the first decades of the 20th century.
The Dutch and the Flemish
Learn about the art and history of the people of the Netherlands and
Flanders, and how wars of religion and conquest divided these
neighboring areas.
Highlights of the IMA: American and European
Explore the highlights of the American and European galleries by a
looking at a selection of the IMA’s most significant objects.