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[Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with the Washington Monument in the distance]
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Washington (D.C.) |
| Description | Drawing shows architect Maya Lin and artist Paul Stevenson Oles in the foreground. Oles recalled about his role in the initial phase of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: "... shortly after we had learned our entry had not been selected as the winner, I received a frantic telephone call ... from the competition's Professional Advisor Paul Sprieregen, informing me that the drawings of the winner's original submission were so vague--beautiful, indeed, but highly ambiguous.... He asked me if I could produce, say, three drawings for the purpose of explaining Maya Lin's design, in a hurry . . . In those heady hours, Maya asked, shyly, if "she could be included in the picture." I agreed, conditionally, if she would be willing to appear on the arm of the illustrator (center drawing)." Source: Library of Congress, American Treasures exhibit caption, ca. 2005: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tr11c.html#memorial |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.)--1980-1990. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Monuments & memorials--Washington (D.C.)--1980-1990. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
