Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kumkum Munsi


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The result was delete‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Owen&times; &#9742;  15:13, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Kumkum Munsi

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Promotionally-toned article on a non-notable artist. Possibly COI or UPE as part of a series of promotional articles on the Munsi/Munshi family. A BEFORE did not find independent SIGCOV in reliable sources. Possibly a family history or memorial project? Sourcing does not meet GNG nor NARTIST criteria. Bringing it here for the community to decide. Netherzone (talk) 15:03, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Artists, Arts, Visual arts,  and India. Netherzone (talk) 15:03, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete: Borderline G11, would not object to draftification for an unconnected editor to attempt an article about Munsi's contributions to the Academy, but that alone isn't grounds for notability and I do not see sourcing to pass N:ARTIST although I acknowledge age of his life is in issue there. Star   Mississippi  15:16, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of West Bengal-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 15:26, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete. I have searched a bit on Google Book Search and found nothing to pass WP:GNG. Twinkle1990 (talk) 15:53, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Actually there are several books which have mentioned his name multiple times. Noted painters like Jogen Chowdhury remembered him in his sayings that is well documented in this link: https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Jogen_Chowdhury/e_zpAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=Kumkum%20Munshi and https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/ADDA/tSdBEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Kumkum+Munshi&pg=PT81&printsec=frontcover. Not only that, painter Amitabh SenGupta has also remembered Kumkum Munsi in his book Memoir of an Artist (https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/MEMOIR_OF_AN_ARTIST/teLtAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Kumkum+Munshi&pg=PA26&printsec=frontcover). Even there are some books I found in the Google Books that have their covers designed by Munsi (https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Contemporary_Bengali_Literature/vlsch77pobsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Kumkum+Munshi&pg=PA2&printsec=frontcover and https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Cokhera_b%C4%81ire/-jw0AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE+%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80&dq=%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE+%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80&printsec=frontcover). Also in 1970, the news of Munsi's exhibition in Maxmuller Bhavan in Kolkata was covered in this Bengali article: https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/De%C5%9Ba/d-EcAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80 . Finesilpo (talk) 16:14, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Also in 1965, another document covers the news of exhibition by Munsi along with other painters. Although these links are available online, there were two books published offline in which Munsi was commemorated which also supports the notability of the subject. Also, in those books it was mentioned that after Munsi's death the Tata Group commemorated Munsi with all his paintings published in their calender.For an artist, is it not a notability when he gets remembered by internationally renowned conglomerate like Tata Group? Finesilpo (talk) 16:22, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Name mentions or acknowledgements or image/photo credits are not significant coverage which is what is needed for GNG. Furthermore, the majority of these links are unverifiable. A corporation like Tata Group using his images in a calendar is also not significant coverage nor does it contribute to notability. Sorry to disappoint, but he fails NARTIST. Netherzone (talk) 00:32, 9 July 2024 (UTC)


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