Karl Wardell Wilkes : So is the second.  So is the third.  And so we fail WP:GNG.  Alexandermcnabb ( talk ) 05:51, 19 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] I'll add that I found the 'personal artist to Rosa Parkes' claim raised an eyebrow when I made this nomination but I didn't investigate it in particular - I now note it has been challenged and removed.  Best Alexandermcnabb ( talk ) 06:01, 21 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Note:  This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Artists and United States of America .  Alexandermcnabb ( talk ) 05:51, 19 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Note:  This discussion has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions .  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 08:38, 19 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Strong Keep , notable as a Civil Rights Movement artist, with a full feature article in Life & Style , several sources, and several exhibits.  Please read the article.  Randy Kryn ( talk ) 11:23, 19 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] He painted a mural at a school?  That's his notability.  Long way from GNG.  Oaktree b ( talk ) 02:18, 27 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Delete Subject fails WP:ARTIST .  I read the article and the citations.  Item such as this reference to the Richmond Observer https://richmondobserver.com/lifestyle/south-carolina-artist-to-exhibit-works-at-dobbins-heights-community-center.html do not inform us about the artist, but reads like a press release.  Life & Style's article on Wardell Wilkes is an over-the-top puff piece.  https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/karl-wilkes-presents-a-whole-new-world-of-visual-arts/ None of the citations can be considered significant critical attention.  It is just WP:TOOSOON .  The creation of the article in Main Space after 10 edits by SPA MariLucifer , with no other activity is suspicious.  WomenArtistUpdates ( talk ) 00:32, 23 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Delete I failed to find anything but some very local "human interest" stories - nothing from art critics or others of stature in the art world.  He fails notability under WP:ARTIST - no major shows, not well-known in his field.  Note that the sources in the article tend to refer to him as "Karl Wilkes" without the middle name so I did my searches with that.  Lamona ( talk ) 01:01, 23 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] You are correct he has lived a life based on lies.  You will not be able to find any proof about any of his claims.  He can't be verified.  2601:408:C000:680:8046:3F2D:6BB8:45F6 ( talk ) 14:56, 24 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Yes they can, he did paint things, they just aren't notable for wikipedia.  Oaktree b ( talk ) 02:19, 27 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.  Relisting comment: Relisting for a clearer and broader consensus.  BD2412 T 00:56, 27 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply ] Please add new comments below this notice.  Thanks, ~~~~ Delete Google brings up four social media aggregators, linking to his social media.  No sourcing in Gnews, Books, Scholar or Jstor.  Likely PROMO.  Oaktree b ( talk ) 02:17, 27 July 2023 (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.

Discussion outcome: delete