Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thom Merrick

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. Daniel (talk) 20:55, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thom Merrick

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No indication of notability and no sources. Bellowhead678 (talk) 17:19, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:09, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:10, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep for artists it is important to check for permanent collections before nominating, since WP:ARTIST says an artist is likely notable if they are in several notable museum or gallery collections. And he is in at least two, which I have added to the article. There's additional coverage in various sources to make clear that he meets WP:ARTIST. --- Possibly ☎ 18:46, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - Thom Merrick is internationally known (since the early 1990s). He is indeed notable. The article needs improvement, but that is not a reason for deletion. Meets WP:NARTIST #1 and #4 criteria. (And that disarticulated motorcycle installation is stellar).[1] Netherzone (talk) 19:05, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep No indication of notability, and yet the article, when it was AfD'd, listed a number of catalogues, the first "Documenta 9", Kassel, Edition Cantz, 1992. If inclusion in the Documenta, one of the "major art world events", is not an indication of notability, then very little else is. Vexations (talk) 14:05, 25 July 2021 (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.