John AutryNov 13
November 13, 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. Carved into black granite are the 58,260 names of those Americans who died in Vietnam. The designer, Maya Ying Lin of Athens, Ohio, a 21-year-old architecture student at Yale University, was the winner of the competition that drew 1,421 design entries: ". . . this memorial is for those who have died, and for us to remember them." Eventually, the Memorial included three elements, the Wall of names, the Three Servicemen Statue and Flagpole, and the Vietnam Women's Memorial.
#VietnamVeteransMemorial #MayaLin
John AutryNov 13, 2023
November 13, 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. Carved into black granite are the 58,260 names of those Americans who died in Vietnam. The designer, Maya Ying Lin of Athens, Ohio, a 21-year-old architecture student at Yale University, was the winner of the competition that drew 1,421 design entries: ". . . this memorial is for those who have died, and for us to remember them."
#VietnamVeteransMemorial #MayaLin
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Global News CanadaOct 26, 2023
‘A sculpture garden’: acclaimed artist to design Calgary museum terrace
The 13,000-square-foot terrace will be housed at the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture.
#globalnews #Canada #CalgaryArt #GlenbowMuseum #MayaLin
https://globalnews.ca/news/10051304/calgary-museum-terrace-design-maya-lin/
‘A sculpture garden’: acclaimed artist to design Calgary museum terrace

The 13,000-square-foot terrace will be housed at the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture.

Global News
Global News CalgaryOct 26, 2023
‘A sculpture garden’: acclaimed artist to design Calgary museum terrace
The 13,000-square-foot terrace will be housed at the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture.
#globalnews #Canada #CalgaryArt #GlenbowMuseum #MayaLin
https://globalnews.ca/news/10051304/calgary-museum-terrace-design-maya-lin/
‘A sculpture garden’: acclaimed artist to design Calgary museum terrace

The 13,000-square-foot terrace will be housed at the JR Shaw Centre for Arts and Culture.

Global News
Quick QuotesJun 21, 2023

“To fly, we have to have resistance.”
― Maya Lin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Lin

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Maya Lin - Wikipedia

Show threadDr. Dani SanchezMay 10, 2023
Maya Lin (October 5, 1959-) is a Chinese-American designer and sculptor who is most known for designing The Vietnam War Memorial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial) and The Civil Rights Memorial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Memorial)
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Wikipedia

gwangungJan 16, 2023

Previews begin this Thursday, Jan 19th! The story of #MayaLin and the controversy surrounding the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. What should a memorial look like for a deeply divisive war? And who gets to tell the story? Tickets at New York City's www.panasianrep.org

https://www.panasianrep.org/memorial

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MEMORIAL — Pan Asian Repertory Theatre

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
c.gerrishNov 19, 2022

One Life: Maya Lin
at the National Portrait Gallery

"I feel I exist on the boundaries, somewhere between science and art, art and architecture, public and private, East and West. I am always trying to find a balance between these opposing forces, the place where opposites meet."

—Maya Ying Lin

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https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/one-life-maya-lin-exhibition

One Life: Maya Lin | National Portrait Gallery

“One Life: Maya Lin,” is the first biographical exhibition dedicated to the architect, sculptor, environmentalist, and designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.