![]() ![]() Thirty years later, it is difficult to think of her memorial as a controversial work of art. Following its dedication, Lin’s memorial quickly became the prototype for American war memorials. Thus, it is unsurprising that the first skirmish of the culture wars of the 1980s can be traced back to the public debate that broke out in reaction to Maya Lin‘s design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. These meanings serve as unifying forces, reinforcing the idea of a shared national identity and healing rifts in the communal experience of nationhood.īy endowing memorials with the ability to accomplish these tasks, we bestow them with an extraordinary amount of power and authority. We expect them to do the work of history writing, to draw single comprehensible narratives out of a Gorgon’s nest of individual, often contradictory, experiences. They serve as testaments to lives lost, as repositories of grief, and to facilitate processes of mourning. Washington, D.C.Īs memorials are objects of public commemoration, we demand a lot of them. Note that the listings on this site are a unique compilation of information and are protected by copyright worldwide.Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1981–82. We cannot be responsible for the content of external web sites.Īll images and text on this Maya Lin page are copyright 1999-2015 by John Malyon/Specifica, Inc., unless otherwise noted. Note: Some "Search Inside" features are limited to people signed in to an account which has previously made a purchase at Amazon. This is an unbelievable resource, for research and especially for previewing a book when making the decision to buy. Same as "Look Inside", except that the entire book is scanned in, and the text is fully searchable. Don't miss the fact that you can usually zoom in via the "View" drop-down menu, along the top row of Amazon's Online Reader. Text is clearly readable and art reproductions vary from so-so to excellent. Selections from the books listed below are scanned in, in high res. "Look Inside" and "Search Inside" Books at Amazon Look Inside Books: Profile from art:21 - Art in the 21st Century Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references. Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum) If you bookmark the article and return later, or if you navigate directly to the Britannica website, you will see a 100-word preview only. Note: The full version of the article is available only if you follow this link. Photographs from Lin's Confluence ProjectĪrticles and Reference Sites: Encyclopedia Britannica complete article on Maya Lin Photographs from a show at Seattle's Henry Art Gallery Inspirational-educational site with an interview with the artist and a photo gallery Miscellaneous Sites: Academy of Achievement ![]() (SafeSearch set to "strict" go to Advanced Search (Flickr/Google) or Preferences (Bing) to change) Includes a variety of pictures of Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.Ģ photographs of Maya Lin's Women's Water Table at Yale University (Tip: Set the image size to "original" to see photos at their highest resolution) Mary Ann Sullivan's Digital Imaging Project Pictures from Image Archives: Mary Ann Sullivan's Digital Imaging Project (database goes as far back as 1998 images where permitted by copyright go about as far back as 2001) records of past sales at auction sites providing examples of the artist's signature) Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive List of works nationwide from two sources: the Inventory of American Paintings Executed before 1914 and the Inventory of American Sculpture (only a few percent of listings have an accompanying image) Smithsonian American Art Museum National Art Inventories National Art Databases and Museum Inventories: Museum of the National Academy of Design, New York City Juniata College Museum of Art, Huntington, Pennsylvania Most but not all artists in the NGA database have works online Museums and Public Art Galleries Worldwide: National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Commercial Galleries: Galleries: We invite you to register and list your site (no charge for this service) Original works by Maya Lin available for purchase at art galleries worldwide ![]()
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