1st Edition

Maya Lin, Public Art, and the Confluence Project

By Matthew Reynolds Copyright 2024
124 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

124 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

124 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The first scholarly monograph devoted exclusively to this vital work of contemporary public art, this book examines Maya Lin’s Confluence Project through the lens of environmental humanities and Indigenous studies. Matthew Reynolds provides a detailed analysis of each earthwork, along with a discussion of the proposed final project at Celilo Falls near The Dalles, Oregon. The book assesses the... Read more

1. Cape Disappointment State Park  2. The Land Bridge at Fort Vancouver  3. The Bird Blind at Sandy River Delta    4. The Story Circles of Sacajawea State Park  5. The Listening Circle at Chief Timothy Park  6. Reflections on Confluence’s Material and Immaterial Value 

Biography

Matthew Reynolds is Associate Professor in the Department of Art History and Visual Culture Studies at Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.