Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Milly Ristvedt


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Mz7 (talk) 00:45, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Milly Ristvedt

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WP:BLP of an artist, with no strong claim of notability per WP:NARTIST and no reliable source coverage to support it. The only claim of notability discernible here is "because she exists", and the referencing is piled entirely onto primary sources with no evidence of reliable source coverage shown at all. As always, Wikipedia is not a free public relations directory on which an artist automatically gets a Wikipedia article just because she exists; she must achieve something which specifically satisfies NARTIST, and she must have media coverage to support it, for an article to become earned. Bearcat (talk) 23:58, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
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 * Comment As new female editor, I'm trying to create pages for talented female artists, who are underrepresented on Wikipedia. Please give me more time to collect more credible information for her page. Julesphorson (talk) 01:39, 21 April 2017 (UTC)contribs) 00:46, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment, hi, WP:NARTIST covers Ristvedt, so references showing this would be great, she has been represented in a large number of local/regional exhibitions, here is a list of them, they include at Winnipeg Art Gallery, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Art Gallery of Peterborough, and part of group exhibitions at Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Musée National d'Art Moderne, and Art Gallery of Alberta; also here is a list of journal articles with Ristvedt, delving deeper into these may bolster notability. Coolabahapple (talk) 03:40, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment - Hey, Julesphorson. Thanks for taking the time to explain your plans. I think what you're doing is really important. For next time, you might find it easier to make an article into a draft first. That way, you can work on it in privacy until you feel it meets the notability guidelines for an artist, or whatever other topic you want to focus on. This will save you from possibly getting your hard work deleted, or from having to rush through edits to save it. Keep going! Clawsyclaw (talk) 08:36, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep It's unfortunate that this isn't in the article yet, but Ristvedt's work is in significant museum collections so she meets WP:ARTIST Mduvekot 03:50, 19 April 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mduvekot (talk • contribs)
 * Keep There is a considerable amount of material on this notable Canadian woman painter - check Google Books, news, scholar, etc. Passes WP:NARTIST and WP:GNG. I just added several book citations, content, and reformatted her museum collections into a new section for clarity. Netherzone (talk) 00:12, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article's statement that her work is in the permanent collections of four major and notable art institutions gives this a pass of WP:ARTIST #4(d). —David Eppstein (talk) 00:31, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep: Notability has been shown. WP:BEFORE was not followed and wasted time of editors in the process. SL93 (talk) 05:36, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep As David Eppstein states, article passes WP:ARTIST. Edwardx (talk) 12:09, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment: I invite Bearcat to take a look at the current state of the article and withdraw the nomination. Stuartyeates (talk) 09:52, 23 April 2017 (UTC)


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