Talk:John Outterbridge

A tag has been placed on John Outterbridge requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Rogan 03:45, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Author's Note about the Notability of John Outerbridge
John Outerbridge is a notable African American Artist working in South Central Los Angeles since 1963. He was the first director of the Watts Towers Art Center, and served in that role for seventeen years. His sculpture work has been reviewed in the New York Times, and his work is owned by prominent museums. Outerbridge's work is included in many surveys of notable African American artists. He received an honorary doctorate from the Otis College of Art and Design in 1994.

This article is far from complete, and I intend it to be a placeholder while I gather information and articles to raise it to the standards of Wikipedia. Rogan 03:45, 21 September 2007 (UTC)