Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Straube

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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 15:48, 5 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Straube[edit]

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I've looked for reliable sources, mentions in books and news for Robert Straube artist and Bob Straube artist. I've found a few snippets, some local press, a mention of him writing about his heart problems, but nothing that seems to back up notability and certainly not to the extent that he "may have been one of the most printed artists in American history" which is at best PEACOCK and at worst looks like a hoax. Happy for someone to properly reference the article and I'll close this down. Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:11, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:17, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:17, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, somewhat regrettably. Based on what little we have to go on from this stub, I'm pretty sure the subject was the artist responsible for several of the backgrounds used for the checks printed by the Deluxe Corporation. As they're one of the largest check-printing companies, that might very well make Straube's claim to be one of the most-printed American artists one of those "technically true" sort of things — although clearly not in the way people expect. Unfortunately, for Wikipedia to have anything to say on the matter, there has to be coverage in reliable sources. And the people in these sorts of corporate graphic design positions, even when their work is encountered everyday, just don't attract attention by reliable third-party authors... which appears to be exactly the case here. As far as I can tell, Deluxe doesn't even mention the artists responsible for its checks themselves (which makes sense, as this sort of work was almost certainly done as work-for-hire). Barring some sources that somehow evaded my search, we're left with no alternative but deletion. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 16:36, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete the artist may have been better known as Bob Straube, but searching for sources with that name didn't yield much either. The content of white bear center URL is preserved at https://web.archive.org/web/20100313032547/http://whitebeararts.org/?110120 shows that he was a well-liked instructor there, but gives no indicating that the her received much critical attention for his work. Vexations (talk) 19:32, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete not enough sourcing to show notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:09, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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