Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Wells Roth

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. -- Cirt (talk) 00:31, 16 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

David Wells Roth

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Apparent autobiography by non-notable painter. Orange Mike | Talk 09:27, 7 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 00:42, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I would be good to see sources about why the Judge's portraits are so important, because that project appears to be the subject's most notable undertaking. Bearian (talk) 22:09, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:43, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Claim to notability is that he was commissioned by the U.S. federal courts to paint portraits of every judge in Puerto Rico going back over 110 years. Claim is well-documented and there are ample references on his website describing his long career as an artist. Cullen328 (talk) 06:11, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep per WP:BARE, based on this article. Again, I'd prefer multiple sources. Bearian (talk) 22:03, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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.