Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Famous artists' assistants


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The result was   delete. postdlf (talk) 21:11, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Famous artists' assistants

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Article created to make the unstartling point that not every bit of paint on a painting was put there by the artist credited with the work. No editing history since creation apart from removal of some of the original article's excesses, and I can't see this developing into anything useful. TheLongTone (talk) 23:49, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete. An essay that does not even mention the names of any famous artists' assistants. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 23:54, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete This just gives a few examples of famous artists who used assistants, and says nothing about the assistants themselves. Howicus (talk) 00:25, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete Rename and overhaul. There's a real article screaming to get out (Assisted painting? Artists' assistants?), but the current material would need to be revamped and the article renamed. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:10, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Naarh - that's a whimper! -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 03:06, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * There are in fact two articles: one on artists using studio assistants and other craftsmen to execute their works, a well-known and largely uncontentious issue that I don't see making much of an article, and s second on works of art that have been re-attributed, which would be a good article topic.TheLongTone (talk) 19:57, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:OR. Based on the rationale in the essay, we could have articles about seamstresses working for major designers or barbenders working for famous architects. A right old can of worms.  Ohconfucius  ping / poke 03:57, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - As original research. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 22:17, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:57, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * CommentI don't see any original research here.TheLongTone (talk) 15:18, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:37, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete If the assistant is notable they will have their own article or be mentioned in the main artist's article. Each assistant is subject to WP:GNG and WP:ANYBIO. Mkdw talk 21:41, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
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