Adios Map
2021
Artist, Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, 1940-2025

Different ways to say “goodbye” cascade diagonally, from the Pacific Northwest to the Florida peninsula, across a map of the United States. Native American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith began painting her own versions of US maps in 1996. By adding text, as she does here, Smith offers alternative stories that a map can tell. When Smith made Adios Map, she thought of 2021 as a year of goodbyes—to lives lost in the pandemic, to land destroyed by climate disasters, and more.
Artwork overview
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Medium
mixed media on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 127 × 203.2 cm (50 × 80 in.)
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Accession
2022.20.1
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; purchased January 2022 through (Garth Greenan Gallery, New York) by NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Woman in Landscape, Garthe Greenan Gallery, New York, 2021.