Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John H. Howard


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The result was   delete. j⚛e deckertalk 00:10, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

John H. Howard

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Article about an artist and illustrator, cited only to primary sources (his self-penned profile on the Saatchi Art website and a profile on a gallery website) with claims that cannot be substantiated. It is questionable what weight you can put on unidentified "awards" from the New York Society of Illustrators and the LA Society of Illustrators. The claim of "work" in permanent collections seems suspect too - the only thing in the searchable Smithsonian collection, for example, is a folder containing newspaper clippings and exhibition announcements. Overall, it looks like Howard has had a long and successful career as an illustrator, but I can't see any proof he meets WP:GNG or WP:CREATIVE. Sionk (talk) 13:37, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete - I can't see how he meets WP:GNG or WP:CREATIVE either. NickCT (talk) 13:58, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 18:01, 8 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete - Willing to delete unless I get some more facts. Illustrations appear notable. --Chan12345 (talk) 05:20, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete – He has been plugged into the NY art scene and has had plenty of shows, but I can't find any mention of reviews. I wonder what's in the folder at the Smithsonian. Would it be reviews? They may be from some time ago, so they wouldn't be online. This is really borderline. He's represented by top galleries, but there doesn't seem to be much evidence of impact. – Margin1522 (talk) 19:16, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
 * NB he's not represented by a top gallery, otherwise presumably it would have a Wikipedia write up. Saatchi Art is an art sales website that any artist can join. Sionk (talk) 01:14, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, you're right. His main gallery is not as notable as I thought. I'm still intrigued by the contents of the folder at the Smithsonian. It might contain exactly what we need to establish notability. If this article is deleted I hope it is without prejudice, so that someone can create it again if sources are found. – Margin1522 (talk) 15:55, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
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