Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Kwakiutl (statue)/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was archived by Sarastro1 via FACBot (talk) 23:14, 11 March 2018.

Kwakiutl (statue)

 * Nominator(s): Zanimum (talk) 13:46, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

This article is about a public artwork in Ontario, carved by a Order of Canada-winning Aborigibal artist. The statue has caused controversy over the years for the fact it has a very noticeable penis, and has currently been hidden in a greenhouse. The article, currently a GA, was submitted for peer review, but didn't get feedback, so I'm nominating on the chance an FA is viable. -- Zanimum (talk) 13:46, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Sources review

 * Ref 3: I am unclear as to how this source verifies the text attributed to it.
 * Ref 4: Lacks publisher information – but the link isn't working anyway.
 * Ref 11: Returning "page not found"
 * Ref 16: The link appears to be ti a different Brompton Guardian page.
 * Ref 17: Unformatted.

Brianboulton (talk) 20:55, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Oppose by Maunus
What is a "totem sculpture"? Why can't we see an actual picture of the sculpture? I think the lack of an image that serves as actual visual identification is problematic enough that I cannot support this article on FA criteria 3. I am really conflicted about this article, I think it is great to have articles on first nations art - but this article barely convinces me that the sculpture is notable. The article text is not coherent or flowing or even really organized, it is just a laundry list of mentions in media. Why has it only been described in local news media, and not in any scholarly works on first nations art? I am not convinced that an FA quality article can be written about this topic. In contrast Simon Charlie is a redlink (now blue), even though there are lots of relevant sources about him. I would suggest writing an article about Simon Charlie and merge this article into it as a section about one of his works that attracted particular attention - that would be better FA material. Otherwise I think better description of Coast Salish carving arts and of Simon Charlie should be added to the article to åput it into context, and preferably some artistic evaluations of the piece.·maunus · snunɐɯ· 10:18, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Closing comment: This FAC has been open for six weeks without achieving a consensus that it meets the FA criteria. Additionally we have a reasoned oppose. Therefore it will be archived shortly and can be renominated after the usual two-week waiting period. Sarastro (talk) 23:13, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

Sarastro (talk) 23:14, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
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