Talk:Gary Hugh Brown

Request Edit A

 * Please add under Career section: "In 1997, Brown was commissioned to create the 1997 AIDS Chronicles that was presented at a reception at the Sam Francis Gallery in Santa Monica, hosted at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICI). Greg Henderson (talk) 20:39, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Misrepresentation of the sources in relation to the content
I've spent several hours reviewing the sources in relation to the content, and have found many, many instances of misrepresentation of the sources and original research that is not represented in the source. Some are quite serious inflation of the facts. There were also multiple items sourced to an unpublished unverifiable "book" that was self-authored by the artist. This is a paid COI/UPE entry, and it seems that there is a lot of inflation, puffery, fluff, and just plain B.S. in the article. Lots of things are sourced to primary sources, not independent secondary ones. To maintain the integrity of the encyclopedia I will be removing everything in this BLP that is not sourced to a VERIFIABLE, fully independent reliable source. Netherzone (talk) 00:21, 28 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I have reservations about the removal of the mentioned elements, which seems to have been done under the assumption of their lack of reliability. What happened to the principle of using (WP:CN) or "(fact)" tags for requesting inline citations for unsourced statements before removing? It appears that the editor unilaterally made substantial changes to the article, resulting in a significantly reduced version of its original content.
 * The following actions were taken regarding the content:
 * Certain entire sections and their text were deleted, for instance, the "Gay Advocacy" section
 * Galleries featuring artworks, like those showcasing the "Mayan Inca Journey," were also removed
 * Citations from reliable sources, including books and articles such as "Art Space Japan" by Gary H. Brown, published in 1985 with a Library of Congress Catalogue number 85-0720690, were eliminated
 * Quotations from professors at UCSB, such as Alfred Moir, were taken out
 * Reviews, even those by Dr.Sophia G Kidd, for the Bad Exhibition involving Chinese visiting artists, were also removed
 * The list of solo exhibitions, many of which had citations, was deleted
 * Publications along with their citations were also removed
 * Greg Henderson (talk) 15:38, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * You shouldn't have been adding things uncited or bogus cited, meaning adding a reference and giving an appearance of it being properly cited when it isn't. I have reservations about contents being added and presented like they're cited. We're not talking about lack of citations on something like humans typical have five fingers on each hand. The sort of things in question is expected to have refs. When challenged and removed for lack of citation, whoever wanting to add back should come back with sources. Although uncited claims are not alright anywhere, it is more strict involving WP:BLP articles, likes this one. See Verifiability/Removal of Unsourced Material
 * I suggest taking your concerns to RfC if this is not a satisfactory answer. There's a disagreement that is more involved than one-on-one, which means 3PO is no longer an option. Graywalls (talk) 15:46, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Greg, Did you miss the large rectangular maintenance tag alerting readers that it is under construction, and that section is undergoing a major overhaul? It's right below the section heading "Career". The article sourcing was unreliable to the degree that things were misrepresented, redundant, with content exaggerated, puffed up, or sourced to really, really bad "citations" like some unverifiable and unpublished book manuscripts or writings that the artist themself wrote, and other primary sources. We both know that anyone can write anything they want about themselves. It is precisely because the sourcing of this article and several of your other articles is so poor I also removed factoids that were sourced to "citations" that could not be verified. If searchable copies can be found it can be added back, but only if the content matches what the sources say. I'm sorry about that but it is no longer possible to trust your editing without other unconnected editors reviewing and verifying the content against the sources. I also agree with @Graywalls above that there are too many minor details that were included. WP is not a webhost, blog or resumé, that is what personal websites are for. See WP:BLOATED and WP:NOTWEBHOST. Netherzone (talk) 17:11, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Greg, Did you miss the large rectangular maintenance tag alerting readers that it is under construction, and that section is undergoing a major overhaul? It's right below the section heading "Career". The article sourcing was unreliable to the degree that things were misrepresented, redundant, with content exaggerated, puffed up, or sourced to really, really bad "citations" like some unverifiable and unpublished book manuscripts or writings that the artist themself wrote, and other primary sources. We both know that anyone can write anything they want about themselves. It is precisely because the sourcing of this article and several of your other articles is so poor I also removed factoids that were sourced to "citations" that could not be verified. If searchable copies can be found it can be added back, but only if the content matches what the sources say. I'm sorry about that but it is no longer possible to trust your editing without other unconnected editors reviewing and verifying the content against the sources. I also agree with @Graywalls above that there are too many minor details that were included. WP is not a webhost, blog or resumé, that is what personal websites are for. See WP:BLOATED and WP:NOTWEBHOST. Netherzone (talk) 17:11, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Sourcing
Who is Lillian Kuroasaka? The only search result that comes up on Google is THIS article. Graywalls (talk) 00:49, 28 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Never heard of her. I too did a Google search and nothing came up except this article. Probably not need to mention her name since she is non-notable Netherzone (talk) 01:22, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * It was one of the cited sources. Makes me wonder if Greg actually personally visited every source cited.. Graywalls (talk) 01:24, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * @Graywalls, The article sourcing is disastrous. Please feel free to review my removals of misleading sources, unreliable sources, puffed-up sources, primary-sources, unverifiable sources, unpublished sources, student sources. I don't think I've ever seen anything like this as long as I've been editing. Netherzone (talk) 01:41, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like there was a typo in her name. Lillian Kurosaka is a UC Santa Barbara spokeswoman. In 1999, she wrote the article: Artist's Seasonal Images Give Life to AIDS Book Covers. The article talks about professor Gary H. Brown having presented the "1997 AIDS Chronicles" at a reception in Santa Monica hosted by the Institute of Cultural Inquiry. I have the newspaper clipping but could not find it online. It is a (WP:RS) in that it was from a reliable, published source from a (WP:NPOV). Greg Henderson (talk) 16:10, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Request Edit B
Greg Henderson (talk) 16:36, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Please put back the Mayan Inca Journey WP:GALLERY featureing artist works: Mayan Journey by Gary H. Brown (1972), Angel by Gary H. Brown (1971), and Mayan Journey - Self Portrait of Gary Brown (1971)
 * Add back the text associated with the WP:RS source citation for "Art Space Japan" by Gary H. Brown, published in 1985 with a Library of Congress Catalogue number 85-0720690 (Worldcat)
 * It is commons to include "Publications" by an author. Please add back the list of WP:Published sources with citations, e.g., Drawing From Life, The Journal As Art (2005)]
 * At this time, there does not appear to be a consensus to include this material. It would be necessary to develop such a consensus before requesting that the edit be made. Seraphimblade Talk to me 17:37, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * It is just a gallery, common on most artist pages. Your rational does not make sense. Greg Henderson (talk) 00:13, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Greg, these galleries belong on Mr. Brown's personal website, or on his commercial gallery's website. Wikipedia is not a web host, or a showcase for artists work. In fact, most artist articlesdon't have a gallery section, they focus on encyclopedic biographic content, and if an image is needed, one or two is sufficient as an example to the readers. Images must be relevant and not just decorative, according to the MOS. Netherzone (talk) 00:33, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * This claim is inaccurate. Please refer to the galleries of Michelangelo and Pablo Picasso, where you can find images and galleries. It appears that you and or have removed all but one of the images from the Gary H. Brown article. It seems unfair to selectively remove these images. Kindly consider reinstating them, including the Mayan Inca Journey gallery and the Tea Fire gallery, as found in this version. Greg Henderson (talk) 22:29, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * this is the kind of comment that really doesn't help - points out that most artist articles don't have gelleries and that wikipedia is not a place to showcase/promote artists' work, and you choose Picasso and Michelangelo as exceptions to that as though they are on the same level as what we are talking about here? Do you really not see the difference between two of the most globally known and universally recognised artists in history and a current local artist who has paid you to create an article here (which suggests a desire to promote themselves and become better known)? Melcous (talk) 22:45, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Please consider other artist; for instance, painters from California such as Thomas Hill (painter) and William Keith (artist). They have galleries with a collection of images. The intention here is not promotion, but rather to provide examples of their work related to a specific theme. Greg Henderson (talk) 22:53, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Greg, Your comparison between Gary Hugh Brown and Michelangelo or Pablo Picasso is erroneous, there is absolutely no comparison. In fact it is absurd. The encyclopedia is not a web host or free advertising platform to exploit, even if your client paid money for an article with pictures. That is what his personal website is for, or is the job of his commercial gallery. Netherzone (talk) 23:15, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Greg, I am requesting that you please stop inundating us volunteer editors with so many edit requests on so many different articles, especially while we are still cleaning up your other articles. Netherzone (talk) 23:17, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Please see my reply above. Painters from California such as Thomas Hill (painter) and William Keith (artist) have galleries with a collection of images. The intention here is not promotion, but rather to provide examples of their work related to a specific theme Greg Henderson (talk) 23:46, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * ❌ You do not have consensus for this request. It has been denied. Netherzone (talk) 23:54, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

poor quality source removed
I have removed a link to book selling website and replaced with with books.google link. Graywalls (talk) 00:48, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Request Edit C
Greg Henderson (talk) 01:10, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Add the text under Career: "He received a degree at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana with a major in art history. He went on a year-and-a-half-long journey to Italy on a grant. In 1966, Brown received a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin."
 * Using this citation:


 * @Greghenderson2006 Please specify what degree he received as well as the WikiLink for the University involved. Regards, Spintendo  01:41, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Here you go: "He received a BA degree at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana with a major in art history. He went on a year-and-a-half-long journey to Italy on a grant. In 1966, Brown received a Master of Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin." Greg Henderson (talk) 02:40, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * The claim regarding Brown's MA degree was added to the article. Undergraduate degrees are generally not added to Wikipedia articles. Please also note that the edit request located at the top pf the talk page (labeled "Request edit A"), whose template was reactivated, was declined because the post was not signed by the requesting editor. All posts to the talk page must be signed. If the COI editor wishes to re-submit this request, please ensure that it is placed at the bottom of the talk page, that it is signed by the posting editor, that it includes the Wikilink for the Sam Francis Gallery, and that it is referenced by a reliable secondary source. Regards, Spintendo  20:36, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Greg Henderson (talk) 20:41, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Request Edit D
Greg Henderson (talk) 03:09, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Please add to Infobox, intro and Early Life sections:
 * Infobox - Born: 1941, Evansville, Indiana, US
 * Intro - (born 1941)
 * Early life - Brown was born in 1941, in Evansville, Indiana.
 * Using this citation:

✅ Spintendo  20:36, 1 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Commment - born in Evansville, Indiana, US was not added to infobox. Can you please add it? Greg Henderson (talk) 20:44, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Request Edit E
Greg Henderson (talk) 03:48, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Add to Intro section: "Gary Hugh Brown is an American artist, painter, and draftsman, and professor emeritus of art at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
 * Using this citation:

✅ Spintendo  20:36, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Request Edit F
Greg Henderson (talk) 21:09, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Please add under Career section: "In 1997, Brown was commissioned to create the 1997 AIDS Chronicles that was presented at a reception at the Sam Francis Gallery in Santa Monica, hosted at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICI).
 * The changes are not supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  The Institute for Cultural Inquiry, which hosted this presentation, is a primary source. Given the large number of already existing primary sources in the article, I would prefer an independent secondary source in order to add this information to the article. Regards,  Spintendo  21:57, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Paid editors should not be directly editing the article in mainspace
WP:COIPAYDISCLOSE states: If you propose changes to an affected article, you can use the template. Post it on the talk page and make your suggestion underneath it. That includes reverting another editor's edits. Please use the talk page so that uninvolved editors can discuss. Netherzone (talk) 18:09, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Edit Request G
Greg Henderson (talk) 19:02, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Please add after the sentence:
 * "In 1976, Brown exhibited a series of works based on New Harmony Labyrinth at the Evansville Museum in Evansville, Indiana."
 * And, the following, after the sentence: " A small version of Fortune, the size of a playing card mounted on a panel, 2009 12 x 16", is in AD&A Museum's permanent collection at UCSB."
 * In May 1976, Brown did a watercolor hand poster solo exhibit called, Hands Across The Heavens, at the Source Gallery in San Francisco.


 * Comment The paid editor had reverted another editor's change on his client's page. Some or all of content changed requested here is under editorial disagreement right now. I find it rather objectionable for public relations editor to revert another editor's edit on their clients' page over editorial disagreement. Please review article edit history, and the paid editor's talk page first. I believe the editorial dispute should be discussed on article talk and pause the request for the time being. Graywalls (talk) 10:12, 29 January 2024 (UTC)


 * To be fair, this WP:EDITREQ is in response to a reverted edit. A COI editor undid revision 1199999057 by user Left guide thinking it would be OK because the text and citation should have been tagged with primary so that other sources could be found. Instead, user Left guide removed an entire block of text saying "removing material that failed verification, which makes it essentially unsourced." It is understandable that a paid editor should be using the edit request system not editing directly.
 * This edit request is an attempt to put this information back into the article with two new source citations. Certainly, this should be allowed under the WP:ER guidelines, e.g. Edit requests are requests for edits to be made to a page where editors cannot or should not make the proposed edits themselves. Greg Henderson (talk) 22:44, 31 January 2024 (UTC)