Collection Tags

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One of the goals of using tagging on the IMA website is to make artworks easier to discover. To achieve this we also integrated the tags into the collection search. When you perform a search you will be provided with a list of the top tags associated with all of the works in the left sidebar. You can click on these tags to filter your search results to only see works with the tags clicked. Learn more about the IMA’s tagging system and how it was developed.

Check 'em out.

Only a small collection of art actually makes it into our galleries, so we thought we would share some of the hidden gems currently on display and in storage. Here you'll find a few of our hand crafted, online tours by IMA staff that provide unique and unexpected connections to our extensive collection of art.

Animals in Art

It's kind of like the Discovery Channel. Take a closer look at these works of art. What critters do you see? Notice how prevalent animals have been over time. We can't live without them. Or stop including them in our creativity.

Saunders, Raymond Jennings; Printer Cirrus Editions | Duck Out of Water

Donald Duck Herr Shade

Ives, James Merritt | My Three White Kittens

Xuande | vase with dragon and cloud design

Loma people | helmet mask (Landai) for Poro association

Akan people | weight for measuring gold in the form of a bird and snake

Tang dynasty | saddled horse

Japanese | seated monkey

Hegler, John Jacob | Portrait of Alice Lyons

Chase, William Merritt | Still Life with Fish

Inspector Rat (Wind in the Willows)

Indian | Prince riding on an elephant at the head of his army

Akan people | weight for measuring gold in the form of a crocodile

William D. Paddock | Sundial, Boy with Spider

The Butterfly's Funeral

Kishi Gantai | Cherry-Apple and Peacocks on Rock

Appel, Karel | Sunny Parrot in Landscape

Master of San Baudelio de Berlanga | Entry of Christ into Jerusalem

WTF?

This is a collection of art directly from the Indianapolis Museum of Art that made us stop and think - What's this for? The works of art you'll encounter in this collection are thought-provoking, quirky, odd, funny and potentially, from another planet. Enjoy this Tag Tour, and feel free to add your "What's this for?" tag.

Acconci, Vito | Round Trip (A Space to Fall Back On)

American | Untitled (Efik skin-covered head crest)

Vallotton, Félix Edouard | "Why, you dirty swine..."

Designer Sottsass, Ettore, II | Shiva vase

Gregory Crewdson | Untitled

Salviati, Francesco | Medusa

Dai Fujiwara; Designer Miyake, Issey | skirt (A-POC)

Manufacturer Meissen Porcelain Manufactory | Lovers with a Birdcage

Lasansky, Mauricio | Sol y Luna

"Why, no sir, why should I be afraid?"

Utagawa Kunisada | Iwai Hanshiro V as the Ghost of Taira no Tomomori's Daughter, Tamamushi

True Ghost Stories

Robert Indiana | Pelvic and Bright

Beard, William Holbrook | His Majesty Receives

Jon Eric Riis | Greed

I'm in the Mood for Love

Ah, Love. An enjoyable disorder characterized by feelings of excitement, anticipation, high hopes, and giddiness. Whether you're lookin' or leavin'- get smitten with this tour of love-themed works of art. Now that's Amore.

Lauck, Anthony Joseph | The Visitation

Robert Indiana | LOVE

Robert Indiana | Love

Ives, James Merritt | The Evening of Love

Peter Max | Love

Robert Indiana | The American Love

Unknown | Power of Love over Strength

Photographer Tom Rummler | Photograph of "Love" in the Making in North Haven, Conn.

Rockwell, Norman | The Love Song

Wertheimer, Gustav | The Kiss of the Siren

Doisneau, Robert | Le Baiser du Trottier (Sidewalk Kiss)

Appel, Karel | Putting Green Kiss

Currier, Nathaniel | The Lover's Quarrel

Richmond, William Blake | Aphrodite between Eros and Himeros

French | L' Insomnie Amoureuses (Love's Insomnia)

In the Nude

This tour is kind of Rated R. We’re not checking ID’s, but we will warn you that this Tag Tour highlights some of the nudes that appear in our collection. Don't be shy, it's art.