Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael J. Narcomey


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The result was delete. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:59, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Michael J. Narcomey

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Article does not establish notability. Wizardman 16:06, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep - Notable American Indian sculptor whose works are in the Smithsonian. It does not cite any references, so that violates WP:CITE, and could be a memorial to a recently deceased person (WP:MEMORIAL).  NA SC AR Fan 24 (radio me!) 17:28, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I traced every museum mentioned in this article and none of them offers a search result for a "Narcomey".  There are a couple of Oklahoma artists whose last name is Narcomey, but none with this first name/initial and date of birth.  Don Narcomey is apparently a well-known sculptor but I can't find any link between him and Michael J.  I'm afraid I didn't see any reference to the Smithsonian in the article, unless one of the museums I traced is somehow a subsidiary of that organization, so I don't quite understand the above comments; there's a Luther Narcomey in the Smithsonian's holdings and a Jackson Narcomey, a native painter, also listed in Wikipedia.  So unless this is some sort of naming error, it can't be substantiated by any available online resources.   Accounting4Taste 17:58, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. The Social Security Death Index says he died January 15, 2007; other than that I find no references to him online, not even an obit. No sources to which to attribute notability; fails WP:BIO. --Dhartung | Talk 20:55, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete nn Tiptopper 02:17, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletions.   —David Eppstein 04:22, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, clearly this article needs work, and attention. Native American artists are underknown and neglected and I would not like to delete an article of a recently deceased Native American artist until I am convinced he was not notable. Modernist 23:22, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, Changed my vote to delete because the Muscogee nation news dated January 2007 lists Michael Narcomey's death notice and indicates that he was a truck driver, not a sculptor and he was the brother of artist Jackson Narcomey... Modernist 00:11, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per excellent researches of those above. Johnbod 17:03, 4 October 2007 (UTC)


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