Malin later went to New York City where he studied under Hermon A. MacNeil at the National Academy of Design.
After returning to Salt Lake City, Malin established a studio with Edward Anderson.
They jointly did the Sugarhouse Pioneer Monument and Malin did statues for several of the LDS temples designed by Anderson.
[1] The Utah State capital also houses two busts of Native Americans sculpted by Malin in 1935: Chief John Duncan (1849-1941) and Unca Sam (1832-1938).
He was also sent by the Federal Art Project of the WPA to document groups of Utes on reservations in eastern Utah.