Works

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Extent: 733 Negatives (photographic); 1,406 Photographic prints; 1242 Slides (photographs)

Type: Archival materials; Negatives (photographic); Photographic prints; Slides (photographs)

Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Kimowan Metchewais [McLain] Collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.

Scope and Contents: This series focuses both on specific installation pieces and exhibitions, and also on more general works. The exhibits trace his artistic evolution from his M.F.A. show, After, to an innovative group exhibition, Loom, with his colleagues at UNC-CH. His paintings and mixed media works are represented from the very earliest work we have record of, to the works he finished in the year before his death. The series are arranged by work and chronologically. It consists mainly of slides, 4X6 color prints, and 35mm color negatives, and published material, however some original works are included – particularly in the Polaroid and Paper Works series, giving valuable insight into his artistic process.

Collection Restrictions: Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Thursday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

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Kimowan Metchewais McLain collection

Creator

Metchewais [McLain], Kimowan

Summary

The collection of Kimowan Metchewais [McLain], significant First Nations artist, contains materials related to his artistic practice and his personal life. The materials include not only photographs of his art, completed and in-progress, but also sketchbooks and journal entries that give important context to his major works and artistic practices. The materials range from his early career in the e...