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Visual arts

Fairview Art Collection

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Relies excessively on local newspapers, rather than state/national titles, to assert notability, and the state newspaper source listed doesn't mention the art collection (and I can't find any more that add to its notability in Wikipedia terms). There has been much promotional editing relating to its founder over the years; see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Wazdanny. Graham87 (talk) 05:56, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. This was recently nominated for speedy deletion by Duffbeerforme and speedied by me, but restored when there was disagreement whether the SD was appropriate Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:24, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Doesn't make WP:GNG. BlookyNapsta (talk) 08:42, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Visual arts, Museums and libraries, and Australia. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 12:02, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It seems the listings & coverage make the house notable. Convert to an article on that. The collection seems more doubtful, with only two artists with articles mentioned. Johnbod (talk) 13:16, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Re the listings: the Subiaco Local Heritage Survey is localised (i.e. based on the local government body that manages a small part of the Perth metropolitan area) and the house is not on the List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Subiaco (if it was that would definitely confer notability). I can't find much on the National Trust designation except that it was classified by them at some point, but it turns out that we do already have an article about the broader Chesters' Subdivision Conservation Area. Graham87 (talk) 15:21, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  - Since this isn't something I know a huge amount about, I've asked for more comments at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Western Australia#Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fairview Art Collection. Even to me this feels like borderline canvassing though because I know that people watching that page might not be kindly disposed to this article due to the history here (which is why I didn't notify them before), but I'm not sure what else to do in this case. Graham87 (talk) 15:33, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    - Hmmm it seems that the National Trust list of classified places isn't publicly available but there are about 1700 of them. Graham87 (talk) 15:38, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      - Despite the name, the National Trust list of classified places doesn't appear to be an official government or state listing body, so I don't think being on their list is like a UK listed building or US Historic building, a do-it-yourself job it appears Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:10, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
        Oh, well, probably delete then. Johnbod (talk) 17:23, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I was going to say that the house itself may be notable, but it appears not. It seems the article was mainly used to promote the artists in the collection (by sock puppets), but it's doubtful the collection itself is notable outside of its local community. Will do a little poking around on the internet before !voting. Netherzone (talk) 16:50, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - As an organization, it needs to meet WP:NORG, not just GNG. Notability for organizations has a higher bar than GNG. The subject fails essential NORG criteria for WP:CORPDEPTH and WP:SUBSTANTIAL and in particular WP:AUD. Netherzone (talk) 02:01, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

David Patchen

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Artist, not much in the way of reliable sources. Most edits are either done by himself, or single use accounts. Feels like a vanity page. Granted I don't know enough about glass blowing and art museums to know if he qualifies for WP:CREATIVE (substantial part of a significant exhibition, won significant critical attention, been represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums). Nswix (talk) 21:48, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: No Getty ULAN listing [1], mentioned here [2], but that's hardly enough. Last AfD was almost 20 yrs ago and not much more for RS seems to have turned up. I don't see notability, lack of sourcing. Oaktree b (talk) 16:44, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per nomination and above comment. Go4thProsper (talk) 03:14, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Raimo Dietrich Nagel

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Fails WP:NARTIST. No evidence that subject is notable enough for a standalone article, and coverage from reliable sources is clearly insufficient. CycloneYoris ^talk! 09:42, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Zero hits in Gnews, nothing in the Getty ULAN [3]. One RS as an "artist on the rise", rest are catalog listings... Person is only 19, likely TOOSOON. I don't see notability. Oaktree b (talk) 14:27, 17 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Oaktree b - far too soon. Bearian (talk) 13:30, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edwin Howard (architect)

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Fails WP:GNG.4meter4 (talk) 20:31, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics#Events summary – As WP:ATD. Svartner (talk) 20:43, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – The coverage found by Beaniefan looks adequate for WP:SIGCOV. Svartner (talk) 17:10, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. Olympedia (150+ words) is SIGCOV #1, then there's a good deal of mentions in the New York press of his time, including 1 2 3 4 + 5. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:15, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- @Svartner: BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:59, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Redirect per Svartner. BlookyNapsta (talk) 10:06, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- What's wrong with the sources presented? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:59, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I've expanded the article and also added a source. It's hard to find digitized materials from a hundred years ago (!), but the fact that people are still writing about him/his work today says a lot. William Frenaye has a similar case. Barseghian Lilia (talk) 14:00, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nick Jennings (artist)

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Lack of significant coverage warranting a BLP article. Go D. Usopp (talk) 10:37, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep His major animation and directing roles in several notable TV series makes him meet NARTIST, specifically point 3 about creating or playing a major role in co-creating a "significant body of work", which Jennings did. QuicoleJR (talk) 16:33, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I'm finding quite a few hits for him on Google Books - in books dealing with animation and cartooning. But because of Google Book's @%$#&! "snippet view" I'm unable to determine which of these might constitute WP:SIGCOV. The Emmy award is a notable award, so I'm wondering if that is enough for a pass of WP:ANYBIO or if it would be considered WP:BIO1E/WP:BLP1E. Netherzone (talk) 18:25, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - I've added two new citations, and more content. Still working on trying to unlock the book references so I can read what they say about Jennings. However, I'm convinced that he is notable based on his long history of producing and directing, the awards, and his work as a mentor to others. Netherzone (talk) 15:35, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above - WP:NARTIST is met. ~2025-41587-03 (talk) 14:06, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth H. Frisch

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This person does not appear to meet WP:GNG or WP:NARTIST. Of the sources in the article, three are from Wellesley College, where Frisch taught, and thus not independent coverage. The banner at the top of the 21centuryantiques.com article says they were "commissioned to represent" Frisch, so that's definitely not independent coverage either. My search on Google does not turn up any better sourcing. My search on Newspapers.com does turn up a few hits, with the two best matches I found being from The Day: a 1980 obituary and a 1962 profile of an art exhibition at Wellesley College. All the other hits I looked at were passing mentions ("Frisch exhibiting here on this date" type blurbs). Overall, I'm not seeing enough to establish notability. Zeibgeist (talk) 02:59, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. She has works in the collection of one notable museum. That's not enough for WP:ARTIST but one more like that might be. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:49, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's worth noting that the museum in question, the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, is run by the institution she taught at. Zeibgeist (talk) 06:56, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, slightly curious one here; was she related to Theresa Grace Frisch who taught at Wellesley at the same time? Theresa Grace was an expert in mediaeval art and is a published author, making it easier to justify an article about her. Did Elizabeth Holmes Frisch actually publish academically, or just teach painting? Elemimele (talk) 10:45, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Coverage is limited to primary and institutional sources no independent reliable sources establish notability per WP:N and WP:NARTIST CONFUSED SPIRIT(Thilio).Talk 11:29, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jean-Pierre Baldini

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Unreferenced BLP. Google search returned no news or books, and websites do not show any sigcov outside of just auctioning his works. Article history shows little useful referencing and mostly just promo. JacobTheRox^{(talk | contributions)} 11:34, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Fails WP:NARTIST. Aneirinn (talk) 11:39, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete per nom and WP:NARTIST. Revolving Doormat (talk) 14:02, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I am not finding any reliable sources for information to improve this article. Fails WP:NARTIST. Previous, now deleted, citations did not support the statements made. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:20, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - one possibly unreliable citation is not enough for a BLP. Ping me if you find and add three better sources. Bearian (talk) 01:53, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
When I first saw it, I was about to ask to speedily delete it, but I found national sources and websites like mutual art that shows his sales, so Keep it AnAstronautsPhotographsFromSpace (talk) 21:50, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
he got good news coverage AnAstronautsPhotographsFromSpace (talk) 22:05, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Any links to RS? JacobTheRox^{(talk | contributions)} 18:28, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete supposedly "known for elegant bronze", but apparently not well known enough for this "elegant bronze". Fails WP:NARTIST. Iljhgtn (talk) 04:18, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Madeline Pendleton

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Tagged for notability and neutrality for four months, since September. Fails WP:NBUSINESSPERSON and WP:AUTHOR: Tunnel Vision clothing does not stand out commercially among other businesses since its foundation in 2014, and her only book has not won any awards or been included in bestselling lists. NoonIcarus (talk) 16:49, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: I looked through the book Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want (source 5 in the article), but I could not find any mention of them on any page nor in the extensive index which lists out every person and company written about in the book. death pact (again) 19:13, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a failed verification tag accordingly. --NoonIcarus (talk) 19:16, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The source appears to have been cut from the book. It's still listed in Google Books, but in the copy I purchased later after writing the article has it removed from the same page. Considering there haven't been any significant new sources for the individual and this one has been removed, I don't oppose deletion unless someone wants to come in and do more research. Illinois2011 (talk) 13:10, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: no WP:SIGCOV. Marquardtika (talk) 18:46, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Francisco de Santiago Silva

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Unref article, I couldn't find evidence he meets WP:BIO / WP:GNG. Boleyn (talk) 10:02, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: No coverage in Gnews, Gsearch doesn't bring up much. Not listed in the Getty ULAN [4]. Died almost 20 yrs ago, I'd think there would be something published in that time if the artist was notable. Oaktree b (talk) 16:55, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: lack of enough SIGCOV to suggest notability, tried searching so far and have yet to get enough SIGCOV sources.Lorraine Crane (talk) 15:58, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: User @Moscow Mule added several news sources. I added six more sources, including magazine, newspaper and thesis. This should be enough to show SIGCOV. I'll try to expand the article in the future using these sources. — Itzcuauhtli11 (talk) 17:53, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: @Itzcuauhtli11's last few edits pushed it over the line, I think. Moscow Mule (talk) 18:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep: Considering recent edits, now he meets WP:GNG Nagirakitan (talk) 14:31, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep per WP:HEY. More sources can be added from Google book search. --SaTnamZIN (talk) 07:50, 16 December 2025 (UTC)--SaTnamZIN (talk) 07:50, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as per WP:HEY. Bearian (talk) 12:07, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Visual arts - Proposed deletions

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Contents

Visual arts

Fairview Art Collection

David Patchen

Raimo Dietrich Nagel

Edwin Howard (architect)

Nick Jennings (artist)

Elizabeth H. Frisch

Jean-Pierre Baldini

Madeline Pendleton

Francisco de Santiago Silva

Visual arts - Proposed deletions

Visual arts - Images for Deletion

Visual arts - Deletion Review