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Maya Lin was born in Ohio, on May 5, 1959 according to the art 21 episode “Identity”. She was trained as an architect and artist. Maya was a senior in Yale University when she won a national competition for summiting the winning design. Parents are from Chinese decent. She is mostly known for her sculpture and landscape art.

            In Art 21 episode “Identity” they state Maya came from an artistic background. Maya father was a dean of Fine Arts at Ohio University. In the same University her mother is a Professor of Literature. She claims as a child of immigrants you always wonder where is home? So she tries to connect people and landscapes to connect them.

            Her greatest work came when she submitted the winning design for the Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington D.C.  in her work she tries to connect people with landmarks. This memorial is to honor all veterans. So they can be remember as time goes by. It is a great way to honor these heroes who have fought for our freedom. She claims this made her look like an architect not an artist. People believed she build monuments. It took 5 years after creating the Vietnam veterans memorial before she was called an artist.

            The Vietnam memorial is the work I enjoyed the most. As a veteran myself I enjoy and appreciate her memorial to honor veterans. Especially the Vietnam troops who served in a time of war. I think her ability and desire to connect people to landscapes makes her a great artist. Her unique skill as an architect helps her with her artworks on monuments.