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years ago when she undertook the D.C. memorial competition as a class project.
Her astonishing story has become justifiably famous: an unknown 20-year-old student beats out 1,420 other entrants in America's largest-ever design competition, and then endures ferocious attacks. In the end, Miss Lin's creation disarmed the critics, and helped veterans and many others come to terms with the war and its costs.
There is an indescribably mystery embodied in Miss Lin's works — a transformative magic. Miss Lin sums it up in a recent talk: "I think art is somewhat magical because you might not know what you're looking for before you find it."
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