Late last week, the Obama Foundation announced the newest feature of the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center at historic Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago: a meditative green space, dubbed the Ann Dunham Water Garden in honor of the 44th President’s late mother. The space will be anchored by a sculptural water feature conceived by celebrated Chinese-American designer and sculptor Maya Lin, who, along with Frank Gehry, were among the 21 recipients awarded with the Presidential Medal of Honor from the two-term former president in 2016.
Heralded in an announcement as “one of President Obama’s favorite artists,” the Ohio-born, New York–based Lin was
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