Yes, I agree about Maya. I think she had so many things against her back then. She was a young woman, Asian, and relatively unknown in the field. There were probably others. I remember one of the strongest objections was the fact that it was essentially underground. Folks were used to the imposing landmark monuments on the mall and other areas of DC. As it turns out, that aspect has proven to be its strongest character, in my opinion. I can remember one day walking around the mall, just looking for picture opportunities, and litterly stumbled upon it. Especially if you come up to it from behind the three soldier statues who gaze upon it. It really jumps out to you and is very evocative in its impact.
Walt On 1/12/08, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Beautiful. It is hard to believe there was such a controversy over Maya > Lin's design at the time. The memorial works on so many levels. > > D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
