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National Museum of the American Indian
John Willis photograph exhibition
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.361
- Creators:
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Willis, John (1957)
- Dates:
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1997-2007
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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13 Gelatin silver prints
- Repository:
This collection includes thirteen black and white photographs made by John Willis among the Oglala Lakota community in South Dakota.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Thirteen black and white 8x10 inch photographs from John Willis' book and exhibit titled "Views from the Reservation." The photographs were taken among the Oglala Lakota people on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Willis dedicated the exhibit to Grandfather Eugene Reddest and Uncle Tommy Crow, two elders who helped with his work. The images depict people doing everyday activities. Some of the photographs are restricted for cultural sensitivity
Image numbers P28741-P18753
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged by catalog number.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
John Willis (1957-) is an American photographer and Emeriti professor of photography at Marlboro College in Vermont. He completed his Master's in Fine Arts in 1984 from Rhode Island School of Photography. He was the founding director of The In-Sight Photography Project, which teaches photography to youth. Through this organization, the Exposures Cross Cultural photography program was created, which took students from Vermont and the Bronx to work with students in the Boy's and Girl's Club on the Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation and learn photography skills. The program was "intended to be both an exploration of the unique qualities of participating communities as well as a celebration of shared artistic experiences and connections between youth." His work is in the permanent collections of many museums including the Whitney, The George Eastman House Museum, Library of Congress, and the Getty.
Administration
Author
Mattie Lewis
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Willis, 2006.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Mattie Lewis, Archives Technician in 2025.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, 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. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Willis photograph exhibition, image #, NMAI.AC.361; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials
Related Materials
A large collection of photographs by John Willis, including all images from "Views form the Reservation" are in the archives at Yale, call number WA MSS S-4516 .
Keywords
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| Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge] | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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