DOL of Fame
March 26 2003
 
Maya Lin
 
Maya Lin
 
 

Biography:

Born - October 10, 1959
Athens, Ohio


Achievements:

  • 2002 - Elected Alumni Fellow of the Yale Corporation
  • 2000 - Timetable, Stanford University
  • 1995 - the subject of the Academy Award winning documentary, Maya Lin: A Strong, Clear Vision
  • 1994 - Eclipsed Time Pennsylvania Station Clock, New York City
  • 1993 - Museum of African Art, New York City
  • 1991 - The Women's Table honoring women at Yale
  • 1989 - Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama
  • 1982 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. - Ground breaking, March 26, 1982. Dedication, November 11, 1982
  • 1981 - While still a student at Yale, her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is chosen from among 1,421 entries.

Images of "The Wall":

 

In her own words -- On soaring and solitude:

"To fly, we have to have resistance."

"I like to think of my work as creating a private conversation with each person, no matter how public each work is and no matter how many people are present."

 
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