Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alan Fearnley

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep‎. Star Mississippi 01:59, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Fearnley (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Non-notable artist, sources I find are largely auction sales or listings. No other sourcing found. Oaktree b (talk) 16:20, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Artists and United Kingdom. Oaktree b (talk) 16:20, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I can only find verification for his date and place of birth and school. Running a WP:BEFORE I can see he exists and sells prints of cars and trains painted in a certain style. The references are mostly promotional or native advertising. I don't think he rises to WP:ARTIST. The books, though, make me wonder if he is a notable illustrator. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 23:38, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Found a source in a car magazine artist Alan Fearnley describes in detail. Automobile quarterly by Princeton Institute for Historic Research.

• On this page link, clicking on Alan Fearnley's name in the left column shows the rest of the page.--Товболатов (talk) 13:19, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Found another source in an American bulletin mentions Alan Fearnley The Railway paintings of Alan Fearnley - National railway bulletin by National Railway Historical Society, 1988. page 43.

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Despite the fact that this book is expensive for its size, it nevertheless serves to highlight and celebrate the work of one of Britain's finest masters. Artists are railroad workers whose work must be universally recognized.

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:28, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Sources above are good. I've also found 500 words, only 1 sentence of which is a quote, on ProQuest [1]. Here's another likley source that I don't have full acess to [2]. We have WP:GNG here, so do not need WP:ARTIST, but that may be met as well. —siroχo 07:37, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks siroχo, there is also a mention of the artist in two sources Railway World Railway World by G.M.Kichenside Publication date 1978-04-01. SETTLE - CARLISLE RAILWAY DIRECTORY OF RESOURCES by Nigel Musset. Publication date 2016. Товболатов (talk) 11:43, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  @Siroxo The 2 sources you provided are behind a paywall, so I will skip voting on this one. Royal88888 (talk) 01:00, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep because the subject meets Wikipedia:Notability. Regarding WP:ARTIST (taken from my comment here), Per WP:NBIO, "People who meet the basic criteria may be considered notable without meeting the additional criteria below [such as WP:ARTIST in our case]."

In reference to various additional occupation-specific criteria, such as WP:ARTIST, the policy also states, "Failure to meet these criteria is not conclusive proof that a subject should not be included; conversely, meeting one or more does not guarantee that a subject should be included. A person who does not meet these additional criteria may still be notable under Wikipedia:Notability."

Thus, even if the subject does not the meet WP:ARTIST standards, this alone is not valid reason for deletion, if WP:NBASIC is still met. I believe it is, as significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources exists. Here is a source assessment table:

Source assessment table: prepared by User:IAmHuitzilopochtli
Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
Automobile quarterly	Story is written by an independent entity.	Source appears to be an authoritative source with standards.	An entire article is focused on the subject.	✔ Yes
National Railway Bulletin	Written by a third-party.	NRHS is reliable.	An entire chapter/section is dedicated to Alan Fearnley.	✔ Yes
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

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.