Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Boudreau


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The result was delete. Salvio Let's talk about it! 22:25, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

Joe Boudreau

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I can't find good sources for this article with one source. GNG Fail. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 02:54, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
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 * Delete, fails GNG. The one source in the article has no link, but is cited as refuge.com.  That is the website of a spa, and there is nothing on the site about art exhibitions.  The ref is thus likely either not RS or entirely faked. SpinningSpark 03:31, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. A Google search turned up zero sources. The only thing relating to the subject is a GoFundMe page to cover the cost of the subject's cremation and memorial service. Straightforward fail of WP:GNG. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 04:04, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. The artist was mentioned and quoted on ABC 7 Eyewitness News, Gallery showcases work of recovering addicts, 4 February 2008, by Harry Porterfield. The artist is also mentioned and discussed on The Chicago Reader, Arts & Culture, Art Therapy, 6 March 2008, by Deanna Isaacs. And on his gallery website, Thomas Masters Gallery. So, to say "a Google search turned up zero sources" is not only imprecise, but simply erroneous. I found these reliable sources in a one minute search on Google, and will continue searching for a few more minutes. Coldcreation (talk) 06:05, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * The artists is also mentioned on Chicago Artist Resource, Career Moves: Mieke Zuiderweg - Gallery Media Director, 26 October 2012 by Alicia Car. Coldcreation (talk) 06:14, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Mentioned too on Chicago Art Magazine, Joe Boudreau’s Crazy F- Maps. 19 October 2009, by Erik Wennermark. Coldcreation (talk) 06:23, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * And Apartment Therapy, A Designer's Modern Mix in a Sophisticated Chicago Loft, 31 March 2017, Aimée Mazzenga. Coldcreation (talk) 06:27, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * And Modern Luxury, Interiors. And Windy City Media Group in 2009. And a brief mention in Chicago Architect, Best Interior Designers Chicago. And (not sure how reliable this one is) Ranker, Famous Neo-expressionism Artists. And Crain's Chicago Business, 1 May 2009.Coldcreation (talk) 06:30, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Therefore, the article appears to pass the WP:GNG test. Coldcreation (talk) 07:32, 20 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment Coldcreation, GNG is not passed with a bunch of passing mentions which is what you seem to have there. Do you have anything with substantial coverage? SpinningSpark 08:02, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * The Chicago Art Magazine one is not a passing mention. I haven't decided on whether the sources are sufficient, but at least look at them properly first. Hzh (talk) 23:53, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

So it appears we one, and one only, good source, by which it fails WP:GNG. Does not otherwise appear to pass NARTIST. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 14:32, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - there is no evidence that any of his work is in any major art collection. Bearian (talk) 03:08, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - my analysis of the sources presented:
 * ABC7 - passing mention
 * Chicago Reader - passing mention
 * Thomas Masters Gallery - directory listing
 * chicagoartistsresource - bare mention
 * chicagoartmagazine - in-depth coverage
 * apartmenttherapy - bare mention
 * modernluxury - passing mention
 * Windy City Media - bare mention
 * chicagoarchitect.org - passing mention
 * ranker - not reliable
 * chicagobusiness.com - passing mention


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