Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Fell (artist)


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. The Wordsmith Talk to me 18:04, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Michael Fell (artist)

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I doubt these sources satisfy WP:GNG. Some include trade publications, which is doubtful. There are a few obituaries, like source 6, but seems to be written by a family member sharing the last name (Mark Fell). TLA (talk) 08:26, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Artists, Visual arts, France,  and England.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  11:52, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * There is also evidence of notability in the fact his work is in the British Council collection: source 5. 86.16.5.172 (talk) 21:34, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The article cites at source 2 an obituary from Jackdaw (a specialist art magazine) by Andrew Wilton. Whilst the article is not accessible online, Wilton is a noted authority on British art and was the Keeper of the British Collection at the Tate :https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/wilton-james-andrew-rutley-1942 86.16.5.172 (talk) 22:54, 16 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Evidence of notability includes a British Museum artist biography and the fact that his work is in their collection. Source 3. 144.82.8.103 (talk) 12:18, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The article also cites by ISBN a book on the work by an art publisher, Unicorn Press. 86.16.5.172 (talk) 23:15, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. There's more coverage (in French) at and . He also has four prints in the collection of the British Museum . That alone goes a long way towards WP:ARTIST. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:26, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:ARTIST after the addition of the Ashmoleon gives him works in the collections of more than one major museum. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:19, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep per David Eppstein plus "Fell’s work is the subject of a forthcoming book, The Art of Michael Fell. Unicorn Press. 2023" (EDIT: plus the addition of new reliable sources after I wrote this) Randy Kryn (talk) 13:26, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
 * the sources now mentioned seem quite promising. I don't know French, so I can't fully verify it. Would love to see a bit more input before I withdraw. TLA  (talk) 01:27, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Added references to: (a) biog on website of Royal Society of Painter Printmakers (source 1); (b) work held at Ashmoleon Museum, Oxford (source 7); (c) French press coverage of exhibitions in Gascony (sources 14, 15 and 16). Hope that is helpful. Thanks. Darkusfell (talk) 14:27, 18 January 2024 (UTC)


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