By Jeanne Walker Harvey,Dow Phumiruk
ISBN-10: 1250112494
ISBN-13: 9781250112491
The daring tale of Maya Lin, the visionary artist-architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
You will be acquainted with the enduring Vietnam Veterans Memorial. yet have you learnt in regards to the artist-architect who created this landmark?
As a toddler, Maya Lin enjoyed to review the areas round her. She explored the woodland in her yard, looking at forest creatures, and used her residence as a version to construct tiny cities out of paper and scraps. The daughter of a clay artist and a poet, Maya grew up with artwork and realized to imagine along with her arms in addition to her brain. From her first experiments with mild and contours to the peak of her good fortune national, this is often the tale of an inspiring American artist: the visionary artist-architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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