What did Maya Lin gain national recognition for in 1981?
Designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Building the Washington Monument
Sculpting the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Creating a museum for WWII veterans
Answer
Maya Lin gained national recognition in 1981 for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. She was only 21 years old when she won the design competition, and her design was controversial because it did not include any statues or other traditional memorials.
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