Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mickalene Thomas

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The result was Speedily kept, nomination withdrawn, no votes to delete. - Smerdis of Tlön 16:03, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Mickalene Thomas

delete per WP:V, WP:AUTO. Asserts notability with "having exhibited nationally" is hardly adequate. Seems to be up and coming artist but still failing WP:NN 853 Ghits. I also nominate her redirect page Mickalene thomas for deletion Ohconfucius 05:46, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

• keep even if notability were established as a guideline, there's some question here of what constitutes notability. I have only one friend who makes a living at fine art (knew a lot more who tried and failed), he started working seriously at 19 and he was 30 before his first gallery show. His works sell for far more than I can afford now -- BUT you can't find him anywhere on the web but his own website....check this out if you will 853 Ghits? that's plenty. Mickalene's work is easily found through a Google image search, and none of it seems to be self-hosted or on vanity sites like deviantart. Bustter 14:14, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Even if it began as autobiography, it seems reasonably neutral in tone. Getting a solo show is something of a coup, and she was apparently an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem.[1] I think she's notable enough to pass. Smerdis of Tlön 14:28, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Moderate keep per above. As an artist myself, I know the difficulty of starting up and the difficulty of being accepted by any gallery. I have had three solo shows, but all in one city - being recognised enough to have been exhibited nationally is a fairly sizeable achievement. And, as said above, Google doesn't often pick up artists below a fair level opf fame except through sites like Deviantart. Grutness...wha? 14:52, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Notable-enough artist. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:18, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• AfD withdrawn for a speedy close. Ohconfucius 13:18, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.