Maya Lin

Maya Lin

Maya Ying Lin (born October 10, 1959) is a Chinese-American architect and artist. She is most famous for her Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC and the Civil Rights Monument in Montgomery, Alabama.

In 1981, a jury chose Lin's design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from 1,421 entries. She was 21 years old and still an undergraduate at Yale University.

In 2016, Lin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Michael J. (11 September 2017). "The Right Way to Memorialize an Unpopular War". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. ↑ "One Life: Maya Lin". National Portrait Gallery. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom". 16 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-05.