Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/Represent African American Artists

The Represent Edit-a-thon Will take place March 25th, 2015, in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Seminar Room

Details

 * Event listing: http://www.philamuseum.org/calendar?id=25&et=12&dt=March_2015#16560
 * Date: March 25, 2015
 * Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
 * Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Seminar Room
 * Address: 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19130
 * Cost: Free after admission (Wednesdays at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are Pay As You Wish)
 * What to Bring: Some laptops will be available but please bring a laptop and a power cord if you are able to.
 * Participants: Open to the public. New and experienced editors welcome. Newcomers are encouraged to attend the first hour of the event for a basic training session, led by Mary Mark Ockerbloom, Wikipedian in residence at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

What is the Represent Edit-a-Thon?
Inspired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art's new exhibition and catalogue, Represent: 200 Years of African American Art, help us to better represent African American artists online. Learn how to create and edit information about these artists on Wikipedia, the world’s largest source of free knowledge. New and experienced editors welcome. Bringing personal laptops and power cords is encouraged. Event will be lead by the exhibition's Organizing Curator, John Vick, and the Project Assistant in the Department of Contemporary Art, Charlotte Lowrey. An introduction to Wikipedia will be taught from 5:30-6:30pm by the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Wikipedian in residence Mary Mark Ockerbloom.

Aims

 * Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable African American artists from the Represent exhibition and catalogue based on published source materials
 * Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles

Artists in need of a Wikipedia entry

 * Peter Bentzon (silversmith)
 * Moe Brooker,
 * Samuel Joseph Brown, Jr.,
 * Charles Burwell
 * David Butler (artist),
 * Syd Carpenter,
 * Constance Clayton, who helped to create the exhibit
 * Lisa Corinne Davis, (sandbox)
 * John Dowell (artist),
 * Allan L. Edmunds, ,
 * Allan Randall Freelon, (sandbox)
 * Thomas Gross, Jr.
 * William Hawkins (artist)
 * Peter Hill (artist)
 * Margo Humphrey, started by Smallbones( smalltalk ) expanded by Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 07:25, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Carlos Lewis (artist)
 * Charlie Logan,
 * Odili Donald Odita,
 * Elijah Pierce,
 * William Plummer
 * Charles Searles
 * Louis Baynard Sloan,
 * Raymond Steth,
 * Ellen Powell Tiberino - Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 21:26, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Chuckie Williams (artist)
 * Moses Williams (artist),
 * William Earle Williams,
 * John Woodrow Wilson,
 * Torrey Quilt Collection,

Articles in need of improvement

 * Joyce J. Scott
 * John T. Biggers
 * Camille Billops
 * Stephen Burrows (designer)
 * Eldzier Cortor
 * Roy DeCarava
 * Sam Doyle
 * David Drake (potter)
 * Trenton Doyle Hancock
 * Bessie Harvey
 * Barkley L. Hendricks
 * William Johnson (artist)
 * Patrick Kelly (fashion designer)
 * Alvin D. Loving
 * Jayson Musson
 * Jerry Pinkney
 * Horace Pippin
 * Raymond Saunders (artist)
 * Bob Thompson (painter)
 * Charles Wilbert White

Wikipedia editing resources

 * Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
 * How to Edit a Page
 * Help:Cheatsheet

More information

 * http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/815.html

Participants
Sign your name using four Tildes (~) after a bullet point.


 * BettyLondon (talk) 02:43, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 18:58, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Monicalmercado (talk) 14:38, 15 March 2015 (UTC) Monicalmercado
 * DThomsen8 (talk) 15:44, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I made it! Smallbones( smalltalk ) 21:40, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Rbsieber (talk) 22:40, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * (remote) Dorevabelfiore (talk) 22:46, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * (remote) gobonobo  + c 23:47, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Boite-en-Valise (talk) 23:48, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Gavvie1701 (talk) 18:44, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
 * LLisaille (talk) 25, March 2015 (UTC)

Outcomes
Please list outcomes in the appropriate sections, and sign with 4 tildes ~!

New articles

 * Moe Brooker
 * Constance Clayton
 * Lisa Corinne Davis
 * Margo Humphrey -- nominated for main Wikipedia page "Did You Know" Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:03, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Odili Donald Odita
 * William Plummer
 * Sarah Mary Taylor
 * Ellen Powell Tiberino -- Appearded on main page as "Did You Know" fact
 * Torrey Quilt Collection
 * Allan Randall Freelon -- nominated for main Wikipedia page "Did You Know" Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 19:34, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Articles expanded or improved

 * Joyce J. Scott
 * Stephen Burrows (designer)
 * Roy DeCarava
 * William Johnson (artist)
 * Horace Pippin
 * Raymond Saunders (artist)
 * Bob Thompson (painter)
 * Jerry Pinkney

Number of attendees
There were 22 attendees at the event and a number of remote participants.

New accounts
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