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Maya Lin

"I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me."

Maya Lin

MAYA LIN: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines | Jeanne Walker Harvey | Children's Book AuthorThe bold story of Maya Lin, the visionary artist-architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Maya Lin | PBS LearningMediaIn this video segment from New York Voices, renowned architect Maya Lin talks about her work and identity as an American of Chinese descent. Lin has made valuable contributions to American architecture, one of the most popular and perhaps most controversial being the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Some protested her appointment as architect of the memorial because of her Asian heritage. Lin's parents immigrated to America from China to escape communism, but Maya Lin was born in Ohio. In this segment, Lin talks about a museum she is designing and how it will represent a timeline of the Chinese American experience. The museum aims to break down stereotypes of Chinese people and show their legacy of contributions as Americans.

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Maya Lin | Academy of Achievement"In all my work I have tried to create works that present you with information allowing you the chance to come to your own conclusions; they ask you to think." From the moment she entered the national spotlight with her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lin has been proposing ways of thinking and imagining that resist categories, genres and borders. She has pursued not one, but two parallel careers as artist and architect, both of which have won her international acclaim. Since the early 1980s, she has produced a body of work that led Time magazine to name her one of its "50 for the Future." Her art has been exhibited around the world, and her architecture has been applauded by the leading critics of our times. A film study of her work, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Her work has profoundly changed the way we experience things, creating works that have touched us in a manner unprecedented in contemporary art.

MOCA's Kids Magazine: Who is Maya Lin? — Culture ConnectedMaya Lin is a world-famous artist, sculptor, and architect. Download the activity packet to learn more about her life and work! Best for grades 4-6.

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