User:Annie.dinardo/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Tom of Finland

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose Touko Laaksonen because he was a prominent gay caricature artist. This matters because historical, out artists are rare, especially the artists who are making explicitly queer art. The article is very well put together, and has a thorough bio section with a picture of Laaksonen.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is concise and quickly tells the reader who Tom of Finland was and what he did. It's first sentence gives the artists name, alias, where he was from, what his art consisted of, and the legacy he left. It is a well structured and informational initial sentence. The content is balanced and contains the life story of Laaksonen, the phases of his career, and his death. The content is up-to-date and relevant to Laaksonen. The article addresses how Laaksonen queerness interacted with his art, and the impact he made as a gay man. The article is neutral, and only includes biases when quoting people. When opinions of his art are stated, citations are listed. The sources are extensive and thorough. Most of the sources are current, with some books from the 1990s, and the available links are active. The article is very well organized and is split into sections that make sense to tell Laaksonen's story. The writing is effective and efficient. The page includes three pictures. A portrait of Laaksonen, two pieces of his work, and a photo of Laaksonen's room in LA. The images of his work provide context for the descriptions of his work. The photo of his room is paired with information about Laaksonen's co-founding the Tom of Finland Foundation in 1979 with his friend Durk Dehner. The photo gives the readers a look into Laaksonen's personal life. The talk page mostly consists of conversations arguing the importance the inclusion of a photograph of Dehner. It was decided the photo was unnecessary. My overall impressions are that article was complete and gave a timeline of the artist, his impact on the art world, and his death. A strength of the article is it’s depth into the different phases of Laaksonen’s career. I think this article could be improved with more information about his private life with his partner Mäkinen. I feel that the article is complete.