Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robin Blau


 * 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.  Sandstein  17:16, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Robin Blau

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His renditions of the national coat of arms are on public display but they are not a significant body of work. No signif.. third party criticism, besides a promotional itnerview with the artist  DGG ( talk ) 03:40, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions.  Kpg  jhp  jm  04:28, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  Kpg  jhp  jm  04:28, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep - Blau's work is in countless works of public art in Australia - besides the Parliament House coat of arms (which a quick Google search indicates has had coverage/criticism in several different sources), he has several other works of public art in Canberra (including the "Time Thief" sculpture in New Acton) and other cities/towns, he also did interior work on St Patrick's Cathedral in Parramatta, the wall sculpture on the Supreme Court of NSW Building, and his work has been canvassed in the Craft Arts International journal. This is not a run of the mill artist, this is someone whose work adorns one of the most prominent buildings in Australia. There is enough here to meet GNG and the article should be kept and improved, not deleted. Deus et lex (talk) 11:55, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment as DGG says, it is hard to find coverage. However he may meet NARTIST by virtue of the parliament building work being well known. There is a bad picture of it here on Commons. I am in the neutral zone at the moment.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:30, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 13:13, 8 October 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   18:48, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete: As per the nominator, i couldn't find enough coverage online that could justify notability. CleanAmbassy (talk) 02:09, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: I agree with others about an apparent scarcity of written critical commentary, but the subject's work can be referenced, and the commissioned works in Parliament House, Canberra, outside the University of Canberra, at St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta and in the NewActon precinct seem to me sufficient for WP:NARTIST criterion 4. AllyD (talk) 06:57, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per the sources provided by . Complies with WP:NARTIST and WP:GNG. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 07:25, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep A genuine artist type.   scope_creep Talk  12:35, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep There may be some scarcity of information to date, but that is not to say that more information won't come to light in the future. This artist has been commissioned for some notable works, there is a possibility, albeit low, there may be more in the future.  Bowralbaby Talk  9:55, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


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