Artists: Maya Lin
Maya Lin began her career by winning a competition for a memorial for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from among 1400 submissions. She has gone on to design many memorial works and public spaces.

Images of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
(http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/vietnam/vietnamlin.html)

Works and biography for Maya Lin
(http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/lin/index.html)

Works and biography for Maya Lin
(http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/lin/index.html)

Interview with Maya Lin
(http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/lin0int-1)

Artists: Van Gogh
Van Gogh's introspective personality and his tumultuous emotional universe are easily seen in his works. Correspondence to his family during his self-imposed internment at an asylum is just as insightful, helping shed light not just on the person, but on the nature of his artistic process itself. The sites below explore his life, writings and work. These sites offer access to both the paintings and the writings that can help you get the big picture on Van Gogh.

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
(http://www3.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp)

The Vincent Van Gogh Information Gallery
(http://www.vangoghgallery.com/)

Thinking about Art: Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
The love and dedication this couple has lavished upon the American and international art scenes prove one very important point: you don't have to be rich or from royal blood to be a patron of the arts. This couple has made an impact on the artists they have supported, as well as on the public due to the recent purchase of their collection.

Vogel Collection at the National Gallery of Art
(http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/powner?Person=3247)