Lockwood de Forest (American, 1850–1932), pastiche wall, 1880-1900, carved cedar wood, stone, metal, 17 ft 4 in. × 40 ft 5 in. (installed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Frederick M. Ayres, William C. Bobbs, Mrs. Linnaeus C. Boyd, Mrs. William H. Coburn, Fred C. Dickson, James I. Dissette, Mrs. Samuel Dowden, Charles W. Fairbanks, Arthur B. Grover, J. Irving Holcomb, Mrs. Jacquelin S. Holliday, Louis C. Huesmann, Mrs. Henry Kahn, Mrs. Ernest Knefler, Hugh McK. Landon, Ralph A. Lemcke, Mrs. Louis H. Levey, Carl H. Lieber, Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, Edward L. McKee, Volney T. Malott, Walter L. Milliken, Meredith Nicholson, Gustave A. Schnull, Delavan Smith, George G. Snowden, Mrs. Frank D. Stalnaker, Mrs. Clarence Stanley, Miss Lucy M. Taggart, Henry M. Talbott, Booth Tarkington, Ernst M. Wiles, Evans Woollen, 15.70-.203.
Floral design by Little Flower Blooms.
What is Art in Bloom?
In 2025, Newfields will host the fifth annual Art in Bloom, featuring 55 incredible floral displays inspired by artworks in the IMA galleries. This four-day festival will run from Thursday, March 20 to Sunday, March 23, with a special event on Friday, March 21. There will be three ribbons awarded during the event for Excellence in Art, Excellence in Nature, and Crowd Favorite.
Guests will be wowed by 46 pedestal floral displays (small & striking), 8 showstopper displays (grand & impactful), and 1 extraordinary centerpiece display (unmissable visibility) during this year’s run. Just one day of this fan-favorite festival sees more visitors than a day of Winterlights!
This celebration is apart of a larger bloom-filled festival at Newfields called Spring Blooms, where The Garden bursts to life with carpets and canopies of fantastic floral abundance from Thursday, March 20 to Sunday, May 11.
Art in Bloom is featured at other museums across the country as well, including the Museum of Fine Art Boston, North Carolina Museum of Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, and San Diego Museum of Art. The renowned concept captures the perfect blend of art and nature, making it a beloved staple here at Newfields.
Pedestal floral display by Bradley’s Stylish Events
Pedestal floral display by Solstice Floral Showstopper floral display by IRIS blossom
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French), Tea and Coffee Service, 1850-1863, porcelain, gilding, lapis, various dimensions. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Isabel K. Martin Decorative Art Fund, Robertine Daniels Art Fund in Memory of Her Late Husband, Richard Monroe Fairbanks Sr., and Her Late Son, Michael Fairbanks, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ansted, Jr. Art Fund, 2019.1A-N.
S4 Richard Jolley Reclining Male Nude with Extended Leg
This floral display will involve a photobooth hoop located in front of the closed Paul Galleries to tease the upcoming exhibition, Queer Rococo, which is scheduled to open June 6, 2025.
Flavius Agricola, 138-193 C.E., marble, 26-1/2 × 70 × 27 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Alan Hartman, 72.148.
Art in Bloom 2025 Display Catalog: Showstoppers
S8 Spring Blooms
This floral display involves an interactive, 360 degree camera that will allow guests to capture the coolest shots of themselves in Randolph H. Deer Events Pavilion.
Floral Designer: Autumn Keller, Isibeal Studio
S9 Dale Chihuly RESERVED
Mexican Rose and Aventurine Chandelier
Location: Randolph H. Deer Special Events Pavilion PreFunction
Arthur Segal (Romanian, 1875–1944), View from the Window, 1930, oil on canvas, 3815/16 × 30-1/2 in.; 41 × 33-1/4 in. (framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Holliday Collection, 79.303.
Art in Bloom 2025 Display Catalog: Pedestals
P4
Käthe Kollwitz Die Pflüger (The Plowmen)
Location: Golden Gallery
Floral Designer: Lauren Catey, Catey Heritage
Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945), Die Pflüger (The Plowmen), 1906-1907, printed 1921, ink on paper, etching and aquatint on chine collé, 12-1/8 × 17-7/8 in. (image); 153/4 × 21-1/2 in. (sheet). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Springer Fund, 61.66.
P5 Claude Monet The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Location: European Galleries
Floral Designer: Samantha Soper, Engledow Group
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 1908, oil on canvas, 26-1/8 × 36-7/8 in. (canvas); 34-3/16 × 44-7/8 × 4 in. (framed)OPTIUM GLAZING. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Lockton Collection, 70.76.
P6 Machine Age Standard Door from the Louis H. Schwitzer Residence, Indianapolis, Indiana
Machine Age Standard Door from the Louis H. Schwitzer Residence, Indianapolis, Indiana, about 1939, metal, enamel inlay, 83-1/2 × 32 × 2 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of James Zemaitis in honor of R. Craig Miller, 2013.407.
Art in Bloom 2025 Display Catalog: Pedestals
P7 Frank Lloyd Wright
Window, from Avery Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois
Floral Designer: Shelby Hayworthoxlaj, George Thomas Florist
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (English), Birth and Dipping of Achilles, late 18th century, stoneware, 7-1/2 × 20-1/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Bequest of Ann McClelland Ropkey, 1992.369.
P9 Jan Toorop
Broek
in Waterland
Location: European Galleries
Floral Designer: Roberta Staggs, Hiawathia Floral Design Co
Jan Toorop (Dutch, 1858–1928), Broek in Waterland, 1889, oil on canvas, 27 × 30 in. (canvas); 38-1/4 × 42 × 2-7/16 in. (framed, glazed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift in memory of Robert S. Ashby by his family and friends, 2000.156.
Art in Bloom 2025 Display Catalog: Pedestals
P10 Robert H. Colescott
Knowledge of the Past is the Key to the Future (St. Sebastian)
Location: Embodied: Human Figures in Art
Floral Designer: Andrea Eageny, Pocket Full of Petals LLC
Floral Designer: Katherine Martin, Duet Floral Studio
Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965), Filipinos Cutting Lettuce, Salinas, California, 1935, gelatin silver print affixed to mount, 11 × 10-3/8 in. (sheet); 17 × 153/8 in. (mount). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Richard M. Fairbanks Endowed Art Fund, 2003.45.
Art in Bloom 2025 Display Catalog: Pedestals
P13 Margaret Bourke-White Man at Side of Machinery of Dry Rollers
Floral Designer: Gina Campbell and Ashton Sullivan, Ritual Gardens
Joseph R. Mason (American, 1808–1842), Portrait of Marie Jane Andrew, oil on canvas, 24 -5/8 × 29-1/2 in. (canvas); 31-1/2 × 36-1/2 in. (framed/optium). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Estate of Charles F. Cochran, 63.206.
Art in Bloom 2025
Display Catalog: Pedestals
P16 Ambrosius Bosschaert the younger Flowers in a Glass Vase
Location: Clowes Pavilion
Floral Designer: DaRon and Tia Vinice, Pink Blossom
P17 Japanese (about 1175) Ksitigarbha bodhisattva (Jizō bosatsu)
Location: Clowes Pavilion
Floral Designer: Terri Eakins, Flowers by Terri Eakins
Japanese, Ksitigarbha bodhisattva (Jizō bosatsu), about 1175, wood, bronze, 49 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Evans Woollen Jr. Memorial Fund, 59.29.
Lucie Cousturier (French, 1876–1925), Self-Portrait, about 1905-1910, oil on panel, 13-3/4 × 10-7/16 in. (canvas); 22-3/8 × 18-5/8 in. (framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Ratner, 71.40.1.
Ambrosius Bosschaert the younger (Dutch, 1609–1645), Flowers in a Glass Vase, about 1635, oil on oak panel, 12-7/16 × 9-1/2 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Clowes Collection, 2019.19.
Art in Bloom 2025 Display Catalog: Pedestals
P19 Arthur G. Dove Reflections
Location: Clowes Pavilion
Floral Designer: Sandra Krajac, Blume Flower Company
Arthur G. Dove (American, 1880–1946), Reflections, 1935, oil on canvas, 15-1/8 × 21-1/16 in. (canvas); 17-7/16 × 23-7/16 × 1-13/16 in. (framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Caroline Marmon Fesler Fund, 2003.161.
Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572), Portrait of a Lady, about 1540-1550, oil on canvas, 48-3/16 × 38 in. (canvas); approximately 63-1/2 × 54-1/4 × 4-1/2 in. (framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, The Clowes Collection, 2016.162.
P21 English (about 1850) chasuble
Location: Clowes Pavilion
Floral Designer: Jenna Silvey, Penny’s Florist
English, chasuble, about 1850, sequins, metallic thread, silk, L: 37-1/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Isabelle K. Hill Baker in memory of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hill, 1987.142.
Floral Designer: Emilija Grinvalds, Little Flower Blooms
Barkley Hendricks (American, 1945–2017), Dr. Kool, 1973, oil on canvas, 72-3/4 × 523/4 × 1-1/2 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Anonymous
L. Hendricks, Courtesy of the Artist and Jack Shainman
P24 J. Ottis Adams Frosty Morning
Location: American Galleries
Floral Designer: Sarah Harmon, Rubia Flower Market
J. Ottis Adams (American, 1851–1927), Frosty Morning, 1910, oil on canvas, 22 x 29-1/4 in. (canvas); 24-3/4 x 32 x 1-3/4 in. (framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mrs. John A. Adams, 72.28.1.
Floral Designer: Ginger and Kyle Pearson, Relly Art LLC
Robert Henri (American, 1865–1929), Indian Girl (Julianita), about 1917, oil on canvas, 32 × 26 in. (canvas); 39 × 33 in. (framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mrs. John N. Carey, 38.27.
P26 Sam Gilliam RESERVED Scatter
Location: American Galleries
Floral Designer: Elizabeth DiGiusto, Satin & Stems
Charles Osborne (American, 1848–1920) and Tiffany & Co. (American), "Goelet" Racing Cup for Schooners, 1885, silver, 29 × 13 × 12 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of a friend of the museum and admirer of its Director, 2016.362.
Art in Bloom 2025
Display Catalog: Pedestals
P28 American (about 1790)
mirror
Location: American Galleries
Floral Designer: Michelle Maslowski, One of a Kind Events
P29 Winslow Homer The Boat Builders
Location: American Galleries
Floral Designer: Colleen Sanders, Bokay Florist
P30 Charles Baugniet Washington’s Birthday
Location: AWC
Floral Designer: Danicia Malone, Rokh Research & Design Studio
American, mirror, about 1790, mirror glass, gessoed and gilded wood, 40 × 17-1/2 × 5 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMurray, 73.118.
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), The Boat Builders, 1873, oil on panel, 6 × 10-1/4 in. (panel); 13-3/4 × 17-3/4 in. (framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Martha Delzell Memorial Fund, 54.10.
Charles Baugniet (Belgian, 1814–1886), Washington's Birthday, 1878, oil on panel, 46 × 35-5/16 in.; 53-1/4 × 41-1/2 in. (framed). Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mrs. August M. Hardee in memory of Mrs. George Monroe Dixon and August M. Hardee, 1992.156.
Floral Designer: Deborah Summers, A Bride’s Choice Florist
Bamana people and Dogon people, hunter's tunic, mid-20th century, cotton, leather, cowrie shells, mirrors, fur, 39 × 39-1/2 × 1-3/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Anonymous IV Art Fund, Bequest of William O. Bates by exchange, 2015.3.
Art in Bloom 2025
Display Catalog: Pedestals
P34
Ida
ou Sental people
woman’s necklace
Location: African Galleries
Floral Designer: Deandre McClendon, 55 Rose Street LLC
Ida ou Sental people, woman's necklace, 20th century, silver, enamel, coral, amber, glass, stone, shell, fiber, 29-1/4 × 2 × 2 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Roger G. Wolcott Fund, 1999.20.
Boki people, double-faced head crest, late 19th century - early 20th century, wood, basketry, cloth, fiber, brass, teeth, 15-1/2 × 8 × 10-1/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Eiteljorg, 1989.899.
Indian, Vishnu, 1100s, gray schist, 32 × 13-3/4 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norris Gary Chumley, 1986.246.
P38 Suzuki Shōnen 鈴木松年
Immortals 仙人図
Location: Asian Galleries
Floral Designer: Brenda Lekse, RUE de FLEURS
Suzuki Shōnen 鈴木松年 (Japanese, 1848–1918), Immortals 仙人図 , about 1880's, ink, color on paper, wood, various dimensions. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge by exchange, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norris Gary Chumley by exchange, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Herzman by exchange, 2018.76.1-.2.
P39 Japanese (about 1890) vase with peony, wisteria and dove design
Location: Asian Galleries
Floral Designer: Kristin Martin, Duet Floral Studio
Japanese, vase with peony, wisteria and dove design, about 1890, enamel on copper, 58 in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Goethe Link, 73.140.
Art in Bloom 2025 Display Catalog: Pedestals
P40 Chinese (early 1400s) platter with grape design
Location: Asian Galleries
Floral Designer: Jessica Kartawich, Anthos
Chinese, platter with grape design, early 1400s, porcelain with underglaze blue, 17-3/4 (diam.) in. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly, 60.103.
