Maya Lin

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This is the first 30 minutes or so of A Clear Strong Vision- a documentary about Maya Lin- Architect and designer of the Vietnam Memorial.

Please watch this and respond to the discussion questions in the next section. - you can use the next button when you are done viewing this clip- to get to the discussion page.  

Here is what  I would like you to think about while you are watching this.

• What is abstraction and why is it important?
• What is metaphor?  What metaphors do you think/understand are part of the Vietnam Memorial Design?
• Who gets to decide about the design of public art?  
• What does feedback, or critique look like in this story?
• What do you notice about this story?  In other words what resonates with you?

The rest of the movie is available to watch in parts further in this module- but it is not required that you do so.  It's there purely for your curiosity.

Maya Lin:
A Clear Strong Vision

Directed and Written by Freida Lee Mock
Produced by Freida Lee Mock & Terry Sanders