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1. www.biography.com › military-figures › maya-linThe Remarkable Story of Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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   May 14, 2020 · The Remarkable Story of Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Discover the story of how an unknown 21-year-old architecture student designed one of the most moving monuments in the nation’s...

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3. www.mayalinstudio.com › vietnam-veterans-memorialVIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL — MAYA LIN STUDIO

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   Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982. National Mall, Washington D.C. Sponsor: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Architect of Record: Cooper-Lecky Partnership. Landscape Architect: Henry Arnold. Photography: Terry Adams, Mark Segal, Victoria Sambunaris, Wendy Watriss.

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4. www.vvmf.org › Maya-LinMaya Lin - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

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   Designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Maya Lin Artist, designer and environmentalist, Maya Lin interprets the natural world through science, history, politics, and culture, creating a remarkable and highly acclaimed body of work in art and architecture.

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6. www.history.com › news › the-21-year-old-collegeThis 21-Year-Old College Student Designed the Vietnam ...

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   Sep 13, 2017 · It’s the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and since 1982, it has commemorated military personnel who died or were declared missing in action during their Vietnam War service.

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   The Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a symbol of America's honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War.

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8. smarthistory.org › maya-lin-vietnam-veterans-memorialSmarthistory – Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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   Dec 6, 2023 · Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A powerful accumulation of names is inscribed on slabs of reflective stone that cuts into the earth on the Mall. Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982, granite, 2 acres within Constitution Gardens (National Mall, Washington, D.C.)

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   What is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

   • It’s the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and since 1982, it has commemorated military personnel who died or were declared missing in action during their Vietnam War service. The moment plans for the memorial were unveiled, it was clear the structure would be immediately recognizable—and controversial.

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   Who funded the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

   • While U.S Congress had allocated three acres on the National Mall for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, funding for the project came from the private sector, not the government. Today, the wall has become a destination for visitors to Washington D.C., even those who did not experience the war firsthand.

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   Why did Vietnam have a national memorial?

   • He also wanted to find a way to help them heal and suggested that the country build a national memorial as a symbol that the country cared about them. By 1979, the country was beginning to have more positive feelings toward Vietnam veterans. Movies were dealing more realistically with their issues.

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   How did Maya Lin design Constitution Gardens?

   • Maya Lin conceived her design as creating a park within a park — a quiet protected place unto itself, yet harmonious with the overall plan of Constitution Gardens. To achieve this effect she chose polished black granite for the walls. Its mirror-like surface reflects the images of the surrounding trees, lawns and monuments.

   Maya Lin - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

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10. www.npr.org › 2022/11/12 › 1135533418The Smithsonian spotlights Maya Lin in biographical show : NPR

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    Nov 12, 2022 · Heavily criticized 40 years ago for her Vietnam Veterans' Memorial design, the artist-architect-activist prefers to talk about her artistic process rather than her life.