Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Thompson (artist)

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:14, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Thompson (artist)

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Fails WP:BASIC, WP:ANYBIO, and WP:ARTIST. Unable to locate sources other than obituaries, self-published sources or promotional websites. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:09, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 19:05, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 19:06, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment From reading the sources, I got the impression that Thompson was a hobby painter. His obit says his was "employed by Blue Cross & Blue Shield, until his retirement". Wickedlocal quotes him as saying that ".. he runs these evening workshops as a “hobby” in addition to his own painting he does in the daytime." His watercolors are for sale for $100. None of this suggest that he was a professional artist. Wickedlocal also says he was a faculty member of the Philadelphia Museum School as well as a graduate. He apparently lived in Cambridge after briefly living in New England in 1961. How he managed to keep a (full time?) job in Cambridge and teach 300 miles away in Philadelphia is not clear to me. I think the source is wrong. Vexations (talk) 20:15, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete the sources in the article and a search indicate that he was a painter who gave some workshops and participated in what sound like some regional painting shows. There is nothing going on here notability-wise.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:19, 16 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He was a regional TV celebrity and mentioned various times in diverse news sources in Massachusetts. Swampyank (talk) 02:19, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

He was mentioned a few times, but not very often. That is the problem. For example there is an article about him giving watercolor workshops at the local library. It's not exactly great coverage. Many of the article sources are event announcements or primary sources.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 02:31, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Swampyank, can you name the TV shows where he appeared and cite those sources please? Vexations (talk) 12:06, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete All I can find is a few listings of exhibitions of his paintings in local public libraries, or announcements of workshops he led at public libraries. 'What's on' listings don't count for notability, and I can't see reviews of his paintings or articles about him or his work. It seems that his work isn't in notable galleries or museums, either. RebeccaGreen (talk) 20:42, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting to give User:Swampyank (or anyone else) more time to provide sources.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 16:50, 23 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - clearly fails WP:ARTIST. Worthy artist with some local celebrity but no tangible achievements that would go towards establishing notability. Just Chilling (talk) 22:47, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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