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Great Design: Vision and Determination

Here is a link to a movie about Maya Lin and the trials and tribulations of getting her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial approved. She was 21 when she won the competition and she faced an incredible amount of abuse during the public round of review. Amazing story, really.

http://www.americanfilmfoundation.com/order/maya_lin.shtml

Here are the original boards from the competition. Very simple but powerful.



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