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1) Boundaries
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
The architect who designed the celebrated Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., shares the story of her life, her creative inspiration, and her designs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
31 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An account of the inspiration, conception, and construction, after much controversy, of the memorial designed by a college student, Maya Lin, honoring the men and women who served in the Vietnam War.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2003], c1994
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
99 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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...
8) Maya Lin
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
59 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
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. She has become an inspiration to many who are following in her footsteps and are following their creative dreams.
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 267 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
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, racism, and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of architect and artist Maya Lin, who is famous for her designs of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Little Simon board book edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
This board book highlights ten memorable female trailblazers.
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