User:Rvkl93/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Agnes Martin

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I wanted to read about an artist whose work was a part of a medium I hadn't written about yet. So, I chose a Minimalist artist. I'm also interested in learning about the women who belonged to historical art movements, so I picked Agnes Martin.

Evaluate the article
Everything in this article seems to be relevant to the topic of who Agnes Martin was as an artist and a person. It might just be a personal preference, but it threw me off a bit that the section on Martin's personal life was put before the section on her work as an artist. I think I personally would have led with the section on the work that she was known for, but again that might just be a matter of personal preference. I'm not sure if any information was out of date, but there was one inconsistency that I found odd and might be chalked up to dated information. This article talks about how Martin's sexuality was never officially confirmed, but then goes on to talk about women that she dated. That strikes me as more than a little odd, and that particular topic could use some more consistency and clarification. Generally speaking, I think this article could also be improved by showing a few images of Martin's most notable works. The only image is a picture of Martin at the top of the article. There were also a couple of minor spelling and grammatical errors throughout the article that can easily be rectified. In terms of tone, the article reads fairly neutral. If there were any points where the article came across as biased, I didn't notice them. For the most part, the sources seem fine. However, I noticed that one source that was supposed to lead to a Washington Post article announcing Martin's death kept leading back to the main page. Generally, the sources generally seem to come from reputable news sources and art publications. This article is C-rated and belongs to several projects, including "Biography / Arts and Entertainment," "Visual arts," "United States / New Mexico," "Smithsonian Institute / Archives of American Art," and "Women artists." One of the first discussion points that came up on the Talk page was one of the issues that I had with this article - the fact that even though this is an article about an artist, there are no images of her work included. Other topics included continuity issues and a confusingly written timeline in terms of where and when Martin lived and worked in various places (which, looking back, I agree with) and the inclusion of Martin's art style as a Google doodle several years ago.