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Maya Lin

Maya Lin (林瓔) (born 1959) is an Chinese American artist and architect.

Born in Athens, Ohio. Studied at Yale. Her best known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. Also created the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama.

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