Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Johnson Memorial
As the author of this and hundreds of public art articles, we've been through this before and all of the articles have been kept. Being covered by the Smithsonian Institution provides instant notability, and I have written List of public art in Washington, D.C., which was even nominated for deletion, at one point. The Smithsonian works listed from the Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey for Rock Creek Cemetery are listed here: List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 4. And if you have desire to delete these other artworks, then you'll have hundreds of articles to look at around the world. I don't expect every Wikipedian to be versed in art and fine art history, but, for those of us in the field, these works are notable. To nominate these artworks for deletion, which are so important to the cultural heritage of American art history that they were documented in great detail by the Smithsonian, is painful to see, but understandable if perhaps one isn't aware of art history or the work we have done at ublic art. The Frederick Keep Monument, for example, was designed and created by James Earle Fraser, one of the most important sculptors in early 20th-century American history. Besides, if you decide to delete these, you'll have to delete thousands of other memorials, monuments, graves, and statues that have been covered around the world. All of these can be expanded, primarily with offline resources (i.e. ''The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.: A Comprehensive Historical Guide'' by James Goode, which is available, all 500 pages of it, and includes these works, at any DMV area library, but I haven't had time to check it out again). I apologize for being so frustrated, I just have been dealing with this every few months, for two years. Thanks
— User:SarahStierch, 13:55, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:P (Wikipedia:Portal)