Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Billy al bengston


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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn. Will (talk) 11:09, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Billy al bengston

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lving person; unsourced;, suspect notability Will (talk) 18:35, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm adding more sources, please do not delete this page without letting me know how to fix it first. Patriciafauregallery 19:00, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep: He is a significant artist associated with the development of Pop Art in California in the late 1950s/early 1960s. I'll add some sources to the article - it won't be difficult, he features in a number of books on the subject.--Ethicoaestheticist 00:51, 4 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions.   —Ethicoaestheticist 00:55, 4 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Strong keep Suggest withdrawal of nom and speedy keep. Work is in the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), LACMA,  MOCA (Los Angeles),  MOMA (New York), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), The Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), and the  Whitney Museum of American Art (New York). If it's unsourced, put a verify tag on it first before AfD. "The painter Billy Al Bengston, one of the Los Angeles car culture stars of the 1960's and 70's, was among the first to ditch traditional oil paint on canvas, opting instead for sprayed layers of automobile lacquer on aluminum in soft colors, achieving a highly reflective, translucent surface. He was also among the first to assert an artistic identity in terms of the low pursuit of macho sports."New York Times. Tyrenius 01:26, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Bengston has been an important mainstay of the Los Angeles art scene since the early 1960s and he continues to be a notable artist. His work is widely known in professional art circles, and taught. - Modernist 02:35, 4 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Strong keep Lots of references to establish notability. --NeilN 03:10, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
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