Maya Lin called the concept of her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial _________.
a. “a black gash of shame”
b. “trite”
c. “a blank canvas”
d. “a visual poem”
e. all of these are correct
d. “a visual poem”
a. Incorrect. Critics of the memorial called it “a black gash of shame.”
b. Incorrect. Maya Lin calls Frederick Hart’s sculpture “trite.”
c. Incorrect. Frederick Hart calls Maya Lin’s memorial “a blank canvas.”
d. Correct. Maya Lin considered her work to be a visual poem.
e. Incorrect. Some of these phrases were used as criticisms of Maya Lin’s design.
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