Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Siemon Allen

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The result was keep. according to the clear consensus DGG ( talk ) 23:37, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Siemon Allen[edit]

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Delete. Contested PROD. Fails WP:ARTIST. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 05:01, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep A notable South African artist [1], [2], there's a possibility to compile a decent article about him. Allen is perhaps not as famous as Rembrandt, however, he meets our notability guidelines and the information contributes to our comprehensive coverage of African visual arts. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:17, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - seems notable enough in their home country. Manning (talk) 12:06, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. —Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:17, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. —Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:17, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 23:36, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Most of the coverage in Google News is behind pay walls, but it is quite evident that his work has been part of multiple exhibitions that have attracted critical review; and include reviews that contain critical commentary specifically about Allen's pieces. For example this. -- Whpq (talk) 15:45, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Please make a good faith effort to follow WP:BEFORE, like looking for sources, before nominating an article, especially a BLP. Artists who have been the subject of independent reviews and whose work has been displayed in several exhibitions certainly fulfills WP:ARTIST criteria. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 19:01, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Looks good to me. Better footnoting and more wikilinks needed. Stuartyeates (talk) 23:37, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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