User:Kar51170/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Jackson Pollock

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this one because he is one of my favorite artist and he really made a significant impact on art history and the development of abstract expressionism. In evaluating his article I hope to determine if his page is up to date and accurate which is important since his is such a widely taught artist.

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 has a very concise over view of the Jackson Pollock's life. A reader that needs a minimal amount of information can read it and have enough context to understand him. The content covers all aspects of his life and work including family history, mentors, mental health struggles and his motivations. It also includes and extensive list of his works that is extremely helpful for all thoses interested in an artist. It is written very neutraly stating only the facts. It has a balance of all aspects of his life with a reasonable focus on his work as an artist. The writing of the article is lacking in some areas. There were a couple times that the sentences jumped from and idea to a very different idea without a smooth transition. Overall though the organization makes sense and allows easy navigation of the information. The images and media are somewhat lacking; there are minimal pictures and hardly and of his work. there is tons on the talk page that shows collaboration and discussion. The article has a B-class rating which I definitely agree with. While the article has a solide amount of good information it could use some polishing up.