Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Duane Johnson


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) B  music  ian  04:15, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Duane Johnson

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Declined PROD. Non-notable artist; references refer to exhibitions of his work but nothing establishing notability of the artist. Frank &#124;  talk  19:11, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:10, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:11, 29 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep with caveats, or userfy. The article is a mess of primary sources, but ... it's clear he meets WP:CREATIVE.  The artist has shown in art shows, galleries and museums around the United States.  I found several good sources with a few clicks:, , , , , , etc. Bearian (talk) 20:08, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - All those links do is confirm that he exists and has shown his work in galleries and exhibitions; this is not in question. However, none of those links does anything to establish WP:NOTABILITY per WP:CREATIVE, which is the real question here. You assert that it is "clear he meets WP:CREATIVE"...can you specify which sub-point of that guideline he meets? Frank  &#124;  talk  16:45, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 18:08, 4 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2012 February 5.  Snotbot   t &bull; c &raquo;  00:40, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep this artist has been written about in San Antonio Express News and The Kansas City Star, which are quite reputable newspapers. Also the artist has exhibited at some reputable venues, so I believe he meets all requirements of WP:NOTABILITY Wikishagnik (talk) 17:34, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Do you have citations for those newspaper articles, and are they about him? As I noted above, there are several hits that mention him exhibiting, but...that doesn't make an artist notable. Frank  &#124;  talk  03:43, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Fwiw, please consider that this is a creative professional whose notability is further established by the accessioning of their works within notable public collections, both domestically and abroad; unless the creative professional's works are deleted from those public permanent collections, it would seem a disservice to the wikipedia community--and greater public at large--which wikipedia serves to delete this, or any, creative professional's content whose creative works have been established within public collections. Furthermore, this humble observation comes from one who thoroughly appreciates the process articles undergo here and truly respect each of the previously stated views; I'm certain that those of you dedicated to this cause will ultimately make the best decision in the interest of the wikipedia community. As a patron of the arts and someone who frequents museums, both domestically and abroad, and who depends on wikipedia to find information on creative professionals, such as the individual proposed for deletion here, I thank you all for your time and consideration (if I didn't say state this now, I may never have another opportunity to share my sincere gratitude to this community for their hard work, efforts and endeavor). 12:00, 10 February 2012
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