Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xiaoze Xie


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The result was speedily kept  under criterion #1 (nominator withdrew, no dissenting opinions). Non-admin action. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 14:08, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Xiaoze Xie

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non notable artist. 0 gnews hits. Has had quite a few exhibitions and shows, but that is nothing that is particularly notable for an artist. Gaijin42 (talk) 02:03, 1 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep His oral history was recorded by the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art due to his contributions to American art. If that's not notable, I'm really not sure what is. The federal government funded these interviews with notable artists in order to preserve their knowledge and lives, again, if that's not notable in United States art history, I'm not sure what is. "The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." WP:ARTIST SarahStierch (talk) 02:14, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep Per SarahStierch - clearly passes WP:ARTIST. -- Bryce  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 02:29, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Quick google news/scholar/books searches reveal plenty of hits, including reviews in the New York Times and New York magazine. As well, he's been in museums and there's at least a couple of books out there that mention him beyond the trivial. WP:BEFORE would have been a wise move.  freshacconci  talk talk  02:49, 1 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I swear i did a gnews search and got 0 hits! But clearly I must have been on crack or something. WP:SNOW Gaijin42 (talk) 02:51, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, it happens. Hope I didn't sound too snarky. That wasn't my intent. I shouldn't !vote on AFDs when I'm tired.  freshacconci  talk talk  02:53, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
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