Maya Lin
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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[1] and the Civil Rights Monument in Montgomery, Alabama. In 2016, Lin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Lewis, Michael J. (11 September 2017). "The Right Way to Memorialize an Unpopular War". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ↑ "President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom". 16 November 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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