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Renowned artist and architect Maya Lin's visual and verbal sketchbook-a unique view into her artwork and philosophy.
Walking through this parklike area, the memorial appears as a rift in the earth -- a long, polished black stone wall, emerging from and receding into the earth. Approaching the memorial, the ground slopes gently downward, and the low walls emerging on either side, growing out of the earth, extend and converge at a point below and ahead....
2) Maya Lin
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Presents a biography of Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., shows how she overcame many obstacles to share her creations, which were always connected to surrounding landscapes and nature.
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A Distinguished and Bestselling Historian and Army Veteran Revisits the Culture War that Raged around the Selection of Maya Lin's Design for the Vietnam Memorial
A Rift in the Earth tells the remarkable story of the ferocious "art war" that raged between 1979 and 1984 over what kind of memorial should be built to honor the men and women who died in the Vietnam War. The story intertwines art, politics, historical memory, patriotism,...
A Rift in the Earth tells the remarkable story of the ferocious "art war" that raged between 1979 and 1984 over what kind of memorial should be built to honor the men and women who died in the Vietnam War. The story intertwines art, politics, historical memory, patriotism,...
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2024 AAPINH Heritage Month Children's Selections
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
Eisenhower Public Library Veterans Day 2022 - Kids
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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
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"The bold story of Maya Lin, the artist-architect who designed the Vietnam War Memorial"--
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When Maya Lin's design for the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial was chosen in 1981 over more than a thousand other designs, it was a highly controversial decision. But Lin, a young Chinese American, believed in herself and her work, and she not only saw her design come to fruition, but she went on to create numerous other buildings, sculptures, and memorials around the country. Readers will be fascinated by the story of this creative young artist, told...
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2024 FPPL AAPI YA Reads
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Reading Colors Your World Nonfiction - YOUTH
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Reading Colors Your World Nonfiction - YOUTH
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"The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is one of the most famous memorials in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the college student who won the design competition to build it. This carefully researched volume chronicles Maya Lin's childhood, her battle to create the memorial as she envisioned it, and the incredible body of work she has produced since then. More than simply an art book, this compelling biography of a young...
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When she was just twenty-one, Maya Lin won a competition to design a memorial to US Vietnam veterans. Her winning design provoked impassioned reactions from politicians, veterans, and the general public. Through fascinating details about her personal and professional life, full-color photos, and inspiring quotations, students will learn how this daughter of Chinese immigrants persevered through the controversy until her vision was realized, and how...
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"Profiled are 26 American women from the 18th through 21st centuries, who have made-or are still making--history as artists, writers, teachers, lawyers, or athletes. The women come from a variety of economic and ethnic backgrounds and many had to overcome extreme hardships. One woman represents each alphabetical letter beginning with Angela Davis, an activist, teacher, and writer, and concludes with Zora Neale Hurston, an anthropologist and writer."--Publisher....
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Reveals the origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the story of its 21 year old creator, a Yale architecture student. Lin's plan was selected from over 1,000 different designs. And what began as one of the country's most bitterly disputed monuments became one of the world's most inspirational and frequently visited memorials.
11) Maya Lin
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Presents the life of the architect-sculptor who designed the Vietnam War Memorial.
16) Maya Lin
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Describes the life and work of the Chinese-American architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama.
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