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Published by:

Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this

Used by:

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, American, founded 1918  Search this

Subject of:

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South African, founded 1960  Search this

Gerry Becker, American, born 1951  Search this

Pat Bowie  Search this

Robert Breuler, American  Search this

David Connelly, American  Search this

Leelai Demoz, American, born 1968  Search this

K. Todd Freeman, American, born 1965  Search this

Erika L. Heard, American, born 1967  Search this

Danny Johnson, American  Search this

Gary DeWitt Marshall, American  Search this

Zakes Mokae, South African, 1934 - 2009  Search this

Tania Richard, American  Search this

Seth Sibanda  Search this

Alan Wilder  Search this

Nicholas Cross Wodtke  Search this

Cedric Young, American  Search this

Created by:

Daniel Oreskes, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)

Type:

theater programs

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1993

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number:

2011.45.90

Restrictions & Rights:

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b322f5c1-fb3b-4532-868e-c6460aa3cbbe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.90

Creator:

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund  Search this

Citation:

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund printed material, 1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

War memorials -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Theme:

Art organizations  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8539

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210717

AAA_collcode_vietvete

Theme:

Art organizations

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210717

Interviewee:

Lin, Maya Ying, 1959-  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F  Search this

Subject:

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

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

Women artists  Search this

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Chinese American art  Search this

Chinese American artists  Search this

Women architects  Search this

Asian American architects  Search this

Theme:

Asian American  Search this

Women  Search this

Architecture & Design  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12123

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211969

AAA_collcode_lin83

Theme:

Asian American

Women

Architecture & Design

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_211969

Creator:

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund  Search this

Extent:

5 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1980

Scope and Contents:

A site selection study; a design problem; 2 design competition map plans; and a brochure on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.

Biographical / Historical:

A nonprofit corporation established April 27, 1979 in Washington, D.C. to plan, develop, and build a memorial honoring U.S. soldiers who served and died during the Vietnam war.

Provenance:

Donated 1981 by Cindy Szady of the House Administration Committee.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

War memorials -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.vietvete

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97bd4864a-576c-4ac7-aa00-d3bf45d328fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vietvete

Interviewee:

Lin, Maya Ying  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F.  Search this

Names:

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund  Search this

Extent:

42 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1983 March 6

Scope and Contents:

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

Women artists  Search this

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Chinese American art  Search this

Chinese American artists  Search this

Women architects  Search this

Asian American architects  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.lin83

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw934ccbad9-1c78-4540-8daf-0d92ecff4a92

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lin83

Sculptor:

Morgan, Perry M.  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131

Located Penns Landing Spruce Street between Columbus Boulevard & Front Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Date:

1987. Dedicated Oct. 25, 1987

Topic:

History--United States--Vietnam War  Search this

Figure group--Male  Search this

Architecture--Military--Battlefield  Search this

Architecture--Vehicle--Airplane  Search this

Control number:

IAS PA001105

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_338008

Sculptor:

Lin, Maya 1959-  Search this

Assistant:

Arnold, Henry  Search this

Medium:

Black granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Coadministered by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Coadministered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia

Located Constitution Gardens Washington District of Columbia

Date:

Commissioned 1980. 1982. Dedicated November 11, 1982

Topic:

History--United States--Vietnam War  Search this

Abstract  Search this

Control number:

IAS 87760017

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_299925