Maya Lin: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

This book provides an informal biography of the wunderkind who became one of Americas greatest living artists and most well-known architects.Many are familiar with the art and architectural design work of Maya Lin but the compelling details of her personal background are less well known. This book not only focuses upon Lins substantial achievements throughout her life but also presents Maya Lins prehistory describing family events in China that led to her parents flight to the United States.Author Donald Langmead guides readers through Lins ancestry and family connections in precommunist China; her childhood and youth in Athens Ohio; the story behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC; her career after 1982 (by decades); and emphasis on environmental conservation. Written for a young adult and general readership Maya Lin: A Biography provides an up-to-date description of how she became one of the most famous and respected artists in America.Provides a timeline of Maya Lins significant life events artworks and exhibitions Includes various photographs to accompany the textContains a bibliography organized by types of sources including writings by Maya Lin books monographs and catalogues transcripts of interviews and videosIncludes an index of important people and artworks