The Art Assignment
Art and Empathy
Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work? Looking back through art history, we find many moments when art has allowed us to share in the feelings of others, from Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to...
Curated Video
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, is rightly recognised as one of the most touching and solemn war memorials in the world. But when plans for the memorial were first unveiled, many Vietnam veterans and US political leaders...
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Competition to design WTC memorial is announced
28 April 2003
1. Wide shot tilt down of Winter Garden at World Financial Center where press conference was held
2. Mid shot of Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Chairman John Whitehead speaking with jury seated in foreground
3. Mid...