Maya Lin (1959 - Present)

• Lin is a Chinese-American designer and sculptor well known for historical memorials and environmentally-themed works.
• She achieved national recognition when she won a design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, while a student at Yale University.
• Lin has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Yale University, Harvard University, Williams College, and Smith College.
• President Barack Obama honoured her twice; first with the National Medal of Arts in 2009 and then The Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

Text : [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maya-Lin [Accessed 10 June 2021]

Image : [online] Available at : https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/09/05/maya-lin-commissioned-outdoor-installation-new-lewis-center-arts-princeton [Accessed 10 June 2021]

Author: Yamange Deshan Premasiri (2021) LJMU Student

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