Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nishida Shunei


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The result was   keep. While sourcing problems do persist, a clear consensus seems to hold that this person is sufficiently notable and sourceable. ~ mazca  talk 16:46, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Nishida Shunei

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I have reviewed the available sources via a Google search (97 in all) and conclude that Shunei does not currently fulfill Wikipedia's notability requirements (WP:BIO). The WP article figures prominently on the Web, as are its numerous backlinks. But in terms of independent sources I have found only as a solitary mention of an award by a local art museum, no significant coverage in secondary sources, reviews etc. The artist's biography lists him as faculty at Hiroshima City University and a trustee of Japan Art Institute - he may be notable as an educator, rather than an artist, but I could not find sources that establish notability as a result of these roles either. Enki H. (talk) 15:53, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions.  -- Enki H. (talk) 15:54, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions.  —Fg2 (talk) 02:32, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep He had an exhibition leading to the publication of a book. See this link. Fg2 (talk) 02:42, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * And per WP:CREATIVE if a work or body of work is "the subject of an independent book", that's sufficient. As best I can make out from Fg2's link, the book was created independently of the artist himself, so this seems to be a keep. —Quasirandom (talk) 03:16, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It'd be good if the link for that award the nominator found were added to the article -- none of the awards are sourced at the moment. —Quasirandom (talk) 03:18, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - the book you have found is an exhibition catalogue for a retrospective at the Imai Museum in Yamagata. It is at least debatable whether exhibition catalogues are independent. IMO exhibitions and catalogues by themselves cannot establish notability: WP:N states "Sources, for notability purposes, should be secondary sources[...]" - i.e. reviews, material that is written at arm's length. I do not see that Shunei's work has been independently reviewed. I do not doubt that Shunei is active as an artist and has exhibited. I doubt that he has achieved notability by doing so and I see no evidence for it. WP policy requires verification. This article has been tagged since September 2008. If no one has come forward in the last nine moths to provide the required verification, then at some point we just have to pull the plug and delete. I suggest that time is now. With respect Enki H. (talk) 03:22, 22 June 2009 (UTC)


 * The catalog clearly indicates the importance of the exhibition. The catalog is in the libraries of major museums. Fg2 (talk) 03:39, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ mazca  talk 23:32, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: I tend to agree with nominator that notability has not been established, but there is circumstantial evidence that that this artist is notable, and the awards are likely to be genuine. So on the grounds of future potential, keep. Zargulon (talk) 08:30, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep Per investigation by three good faith editors. ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:50, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Based on his work is in major museums. If an exhibition catalog is from a notable exhibition, it's good evidence.
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