User talk:Anne Harris

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I, and the rest of the hosts, would be more than happy to answer any questions you have! SarahStierch (talk) 20:44, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Kelli Connell
Hi Anne. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia and the Kelli Connell article. Sadly I had to remove your contribution, due to long standing (ugh) Wikipedia policies about articles. Wikipedia articles utilize reliable secondary sources in order to verify content - meaning books, press coverage and journal articles about Connell, for example. Using her own website as a citation represents that original research (on the writers end who wrote the website) and primary source information that is unable to be verified (no matter what artists protest, others often look at their work in other ways, as seen in her article and many others). If you're able to provide some reliable secondary sources - perhaps some exhibition reviews, or a profile of Connell discussing her style or issues with critiques about her work, then that would be an absolutely valuable source. But, adding content from her website sadly won't be able to be used on Wikipedia - and I'd rather me remove it and explain why then someone else who just removes it and doesn't tell you why!

I really appreciate you clicking edit, and making changes to the article - we just have to make sure that the article uses reliable secondary sources, and perhaps you know where the proper sources are to counter the Cindy Sherman comparisons (which is quite a compliment, IMHO :) ). Thank you!! SarahStierch (talk) 20:48, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

Dear Sarah Stierch Thanks for your response, when I have time, I'll cite the sources you need--my hope is that Kelli's book "Double Take" can be cited, yes? (although citing the artist's own words in her website artist statement should count for something). I'm very familiar with Kelli and her work--been following it the last few years, have made multiple studio visits, I curated her work in a two person show at the Riverside Arts Center.

As for comparison's to Cindy Sherman, saying one artist is like another much more famous artist actually isn't a compliment, however good Cindy Sherman is. It implies that Kelli's work is derivitive. It also misses a much more complicated conversation that Kelli is having regarding gender, identity politics, etc. Comparing her to Cindy Sherman is clumsy, like comparing any contemporary portrait painter to Andy Warhol.

Kelli has repeatedly noted the assumption that her work is self-portraiture, but while the work deals with issues personally and politically relevant to Kelly, it is not made using her own image. I've met the model she works with--actually, Kelli staged a photo in my home using that model. Currently Kelli is working on a series of portraits of her spouse, Betsy Odom. But, I suppose I can't cite myself as a source? So, I'll get you that research. --Anne Harris