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Maya Ying Lin (Chinese: 林瓔; born October 5, 1959) is an American architect, designer and sculptor. Born in Athens, Ohio to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture. In 1981, while still an undergraduate at Yale she achieved national recognition when she won a national design competition for the planned Vietnam ...
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision is a 1994 American documentary film made by Freida Lee Mock.It explores the life of American artist Maya Lin, whose best-known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. [2] The film won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Civil Rights Memorial. The Civil Rights Memorial is an American memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, created by Maya Lin. The names of 41 people are inscribed on the granite fountain as martyrs who were killed in the civil rights movement. [1] The memorial is sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center. [2]
The Memorial Wall was designed by American architect Maya Lin and is an example of minimalist architecture. [2] The Wall, completed in 1982, has since been supplemented with the statue Three Soldiers in 1984 and the Vietnam Women's Memorial in 1993.
Above and Below. Above and Below is an installation by American artist Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is on display at and owned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The artwork was inspired by underground water systems in Indiana. [1][2]
Ghost Forest by Maya Lin, on May 12, 2021. Ghost Forest is an art installation by Maya Lin in Madison Square Park in New York City. The piece is composed of 49 dead Atlantic white cedars. [1]
In 2022, it was announced that the museum would partner yet again with Maya Lin for another renovation "that will cost an estimated $118 million and nearly quintuple the institution's size, to about 68,000 square feet." Originally, the museum was intended to close at the end of 2023 to allow for construction through to a 2025 completion date. [20]
Langston Hughes Library. The Langston Hughes Library is a private non-circulating library designed by American architect Maya Lin, and located on the Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee. It contains a 5,000-volume reference collection focusing on works by African-American authors and illustrators, and books focused on the Black experience.