Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Frederick Hart, 1982 Nov. 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Maya Ying Lin, 1983 March 6. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) Search this
An interview of Maya Ying Lin conducted 1983 Mar. 6, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Lin speaks of a funerary architecture seminar she took at Yale University; entering her design in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's competition; attempts to add a figured sculpture and a flagpole to her design, and her resistance to this effort.
Biographical / Historical:
Maya Ying Lin (1959- ) is a Chinese American architect based in New York, N.Y.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 34 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
This transcript is open for research. Access to the audio is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Rights:
Authorization to quote or reproduce for the purposes of publication requires written permission from Maya Ying Lin. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Architects -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Topic:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) Search this
An interview of Frederick Hart conducted 1982 Nov. 23, by Estill Curtis Pennington, for the Archives of American Art.
Hart speaks of his training with the sculptor Felix de Weldon, his work on the Washington Cathedral, and his involvement with the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial.
Biographical / Historical:
Frederick Hart (1943-1999) was a sculptor from Washington, D.C. Born in Atlanta, Ga.; studied at the Univ. of South Carolina, the Corcoran Gallery, and American Univ.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Reflections on the wall the Vietnam Veterans Memorial photographs by the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Printing and Photographic Services ; introduction and narration by Edward Clinton Ezell ; design by James H. Wallace, Jr. ; with forewords by Jan C. Scruggs [and others]