Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerald Wilkinson

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 delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 16:42, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gerald Wilkinson (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Article appears to be about a minor illustrator. Little to no coverage of this illustrator in any sources. Fails WP:BIO. Lkb335 (talk) 02:46, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete The article has no sources. There are also no strong indications that this individual would be notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:14, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete I find several people with his name in GNews and Gscholar, but it's unclear if they're him as the article has no sourcing. Leaning delete. Oaktree b (talk) 15:29, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete I cannot find any information on this artist/author except a listing on VIAF (which I added to wikidata). There are a few reviews of his books via JSTOR. Unfortunately there is not enough material to make an article. The article, as it stands, has an unreferenced slim biography followed by a list of some publications. I cannot find an obituary, so we don't really know if he is alive or dead. I think the article should be deleted. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 23:51, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Seems to be more than a minor illustrator. Written a number of books on Turner, Trees and British walks. There seem to be a number of reviews, for example in the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, The Burlington Magazine and The New York Times. He was also a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Piecesofuk (talk) 18:17, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Some more reviews: Epitaph for the Elm in The Times June 23, 1978; Woodland Walks in Scotland in the Aberdeen Press and Journal on Saturday 27 December 1986 and Dundee Courier on Saturday 05 July 1986; Woodland Walks in Central England

  in the Sandwell Evening Mail on Saturday 16 August 1986 Piecesofuk (talk) 19:51, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  This article in the Yorkshire Post about his niece Lisa Samson mentions that he was featured in The Sunday Times magazine in 1978 and died in a car crash ten years later Piecesofuk (talk) 20:24, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  This Guardian article refers to him as "the tree expert" Piecesofuk (talk) 20:26, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - I am wondering if it's accurate that he is only an illustrator. Perhaps that was part of his contributions, however it seems that the major contribution to the historical records are his writings on Turner which are significant. Just starting a WP:BEFORE search, and found a book review in an academic journal on JSTOR. He may be notable as a writer or art historian. Hope to weigh in on this AfD in the next day or two. Netherzone (talk) 22:42, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - He is not a notable illustrator, but he is a notable writer/art historian. Article should be improved, but not deleted. His books have been reviewed in-depth in several reliable sources - in Victorian Studies Journal [1], and in the publications noted above by Piecesofuk: Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, The Burlington Magazine and many others. Meets WP:GNG and WP:AUTHOR. Netherzone (talk) 15:31, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 02:58, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep as outlined by Piecesofuk. His books are still readily available (on Amazon, Abe books etc.) which suggests lasting notability. The New York Times reviewed one of his books in 1986 [2], which suggests more than parochial, local relevance. Elemimele (talk) 14:43, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I believe this is him https://www.artbiogs.co.uk/1/artists/wilkinson-gerald-sedgewick not sure what else it says in the bio as I don't have a sub. He had an entry in Who's who in Art edited by Bernard Dolman. I think he was married at least twice as there is a reference to him in Illustrators of children's books, 1957-1966 by Lee Kingman under the entry for Anne Netherwood and the cover bio on his book Epitaph for the Elm mentions Jill Gardiner (who is referred to in the Wikipedia article) Piecesofuk (talk) 10:34, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 07:10, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete and salt - very many ordinary writers and artists have book on Amazon. There's just not enough available about this person. Google, blogs, and archives are not reliable sources. If one had argued that in 2007, I'd accept it, but in 2022, it's untenable. Bearian (talk) 15:39, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I mentioned above that he was featured in the Sunday Times magazine in 1978, looks like it was a cover feature for his book Epitaph for the Elm Piecesofuk (talk) 16:16, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Lacks sources to meet WP:NBIO. MrsSnoozyTurtle 01:01, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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