Maya Lin

Overview

The bold story of Maya Lin, the visionary artist-architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.You may be familiar with the iconic Vietnam Veterans Memorial. But do you know about the artist-architect who created this landmark?As a child, Maya Lin loved to study the spaces around her. She explored the forest in her backyard, observing woodland creatures, and used her house as a model to build tiny towns out of paper and scraps. The daughter of a clay artist and a poet, Maya grew up with art and learned to think with her hands as well as her mind. From her first experiments with light and lines to the height of her success nationwide, this is the story of an inspiring American artist: the visionary artist-architect who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.A Christy Ottaviano Book

Details

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

Published

2017-05-02

Pages

32

Language

EN

Categories

Juvenile Nonfiction / Architecture, Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / History, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Art, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women, Juvenile Nonfiction / Asian American & Pacific Islander, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century

ISBN-13

9781250112491