Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Public art/SOS to Wikipedia process: Difference between revisions

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'''Step 1: Consult the Save Outdoor Sculpture! Database'''

* Go to the [http://sirismm.si.edu/siris/ariquickstart.htm SOS! Database] to find what public artworks were documented in your state.

* After you find your state, see if there are any in your city, or a nearby city. (Cities may have only one artwork, hundreds, or none.)

* Once you have found a list of artworks, click on the title of the artwork for the detailed record. Check to see if there are any images.

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'''Step 5: Research and Edit/Create an Article'''

* Consult available printed and online resources to research the history of the artwork. Consider your local library, historical society, tourism department, and newspaper databases. Also considerConsider other local and state institutions, including ones that may house the original SOS! survey records.

* Research the artist who made the artwork. If they are available to contact, they are often a great source of information.

* Keep in mind that all information on Wikipedia has to have a source. Original research cannot be included in your article.