01749cam a2200337 i 4500 332782834 TxGeo 20171009120000.0 161220s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016058584 9781452108377 hbk. 1452108374 hbk. (OCoLC)966971172 TxGeo rda Rubin, Susan Goldman. Maya Lin : thinking with her hands / by Susan Goldman Rubin. San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, [2017] 99 pages : illustrations (some color) ;c 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 934) and index. "The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is one of the most famous memorials in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the college student who won the design competition to build it. This volume chronicles Maya Lin's childhood, her battle to create the memorial as she envisioned it, and the body of work she has produced since then. This biography of a young woman who became a visionary artist and activist is also a celebration of the role of women and minorities in American society--past, present, and future"-- Provided by publisher. 20171121. Lin, Maya Ying. Architects United States Biography. Chinese American architects United States Biography. Artists United States Biography. Chinese American artists United States Biography. QS5