Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial was initially controversial because 1) it commemorated an unpopular war.
Negative reactions to Maya Lin's design create controversy; an agreement was reached with the commission of Frederick Hart (who won in the original design competition) to produce a figurative bronze sculpture in the heroic. The distance between the two allows them to interact while minimizing the effect of addition on Lin's design.
Sculpture created by Frederick Hart, representing three soldiers: one white, one black and one Hispanic.
Monument to women who died in the war
Memorial wall to veterans of the war.
With this information, we can conclude that the Vietnam War was unpopular and so was the sculpture.
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