Maya Lin
publication date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)
category: 
Art
clue: When she dies, she can be memorialized by a simple list of her works carved into a wall in the ground.
explanation: Lin's most famous creation is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a list of casualties carved into granite walls in a hillside. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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