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Maya Yin Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Black granite, Washington D.C., postmodernism, 1981-83 - Controversial design.
- Lin created this design to complete an assignment for her funerary art class at Yale.
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- no universal definition
- the idea of rejecting the concept of the mainstream.
- recognition of a variety of different artistic styles.
e.g. Chris Ofili, The Virgen Mary (?) |
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1959-1975 - Longest military conflict for the U.S.
- Location: Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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National Capital Planning Commission |
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The federal government’s central planning agency for federal land and buildings in the National Capital Region. NCPC’s jurisdiction covers 2,500 square miles, including the District of Columbia and surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia. |
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