User:Iza.pieniadz/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Marion Mahony Griffin

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I am interested in Marion Mahoney Griffins work and it's something I've always wanted to learn a little bit more about. The museum has a Marion Mahoney Griffin window panel that is currently being restored so this seemed like a good opportunity.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section provides a quick and concise background about who Marion was and what she was known for. The lead of the article does not explicitly call out her relationship and partnership with Walter Burley Griffin, but does reference their work in Australia. Overall the article is well-written and concise, while also providing valuable information and further reading links.

The content is relevant and helps to represent female architects at the turn of the 20th century. The most recent revisions to the article were made in July of 2022, so the article is being actively looked at and revised by contributors. The article also strikes a good balance between Marions' own work and her work with Wright and Griffin.

There is a slight tone of Marion being "one of the greatest delineators of the architecture field" throughout the article and although it doesn't try to persuade you to her importance (which is instead shown through the various commissions and awards) it does try to create a certain positioning of her work in relation to Wright.

The sources are a good collection of articles and exhibition information from across the world, helping to show a few perspectives. The article is also well cross-linked to other Wikipedia pages.

The images are helpful, but they could be better arranged to align with the sections (like the Canberra design watercolor could be moved to the later work/legacy section). I also think the images could be better captioned with either locations or years (or both).

The article is a part of several wiki projects (Arts and Entertainment, Women artists, Architecture, Chicago, Veganism and Vegetarianism, Women's History) with a rating of how important the article is to that project. There isn't a significant amount of discussion, but I was surprised that a majority of that discussion circled around whether Marion had any children or not -- it seems like there would be more significant things to consider.