Wikipedia:GLAM/New Art Gallery Walsall
As of 16 April 2013, Andy Mabbett is Wikipedian in Residence at The New Art Gallery Walsall.
The Museums Association wrote a case study on the residency.
Events edit
A series of public events were held in May and June, with backstage pass tours and edit-a-thons. The focus was on the Gallery's collection and related articles, but attendees also used the extensive library to research other topics. Training and support for people new to editing Wikipedia and is sister projects was available, using the gallery's free Wi-Fi access.
Refreshments were provided.
Full days edit
10-5pm.
- Thursdays: 2, 9, 16 May
- Saturdays: 11, 18 May
Half days edit
12-4pm.
- Sunday: 5 May
- Saturday: 1 June
Articles edit
Requested edit
Please add your suggestions and requests!
People edit
- Kitty Garman (currently a redirect)
- Dynita Singh
- Sarah Staton
- Grazia Toderi
- ...
Key works edit
- Amedeo Modigliani - Caryatid
- Paul Cezanne - Bathers
- Claude Monet - The Sunken Road in the Cliff at Varengeville
- Pablo Picasso - Saltimbanques suite (see Head of a woman in profile)
Simple Wikipedia edit
(These will not appear as red links)
- simple:The New Art Gallery Walsall Done
- Mirror other articles created by this project
To expand edit
- Add something about the Garman Ryan Collection to the Kathleen Garman page
- Jacob Epstein - British Medical Association building
- Garman sisters
- ...
Created edit
Please help to expand and improve!
- Garman Ryan Collection
- Leo Fitzmaurice
- Jochem Hendricks
- Sorrow (Van Gogh)
- Oscar Wilde's tomb
- Portrait of Kitty (Lucian Freud)
- Nicolas Provost
- Rock Drill (Jacob Epstein)
- Theodore Garman
- Epstein Archive
- The Nativity (Burne-Jones)
Translated edit
- nl:Sorrow (Van Gogh)
- el:Θλίψη- Βαν Γκόχ = Greek: Sorrow (Van Gogh)
Improved edit
- Catherine Yass
- Added mention of Amedeo Modigliani's friendship and work with Jacob Epstein to that article.
- Many more!
Did you know? edit
On 6 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Oscar Wilde's tomb. The fact was ... that Oscar Wilde's tomb had controversial testicles? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check). |
On 10 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sorrow (Van Gogh). The fact was ... that van Gogh used his Sorrow (pictured) to express something of life's struggle? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check). |
On 14 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rock Drill (Jacob Epstein). The fact was ... that Epstein's Rock Drill, a vivid illustration of the greatest function of life, was destroyed and recreated? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check)]. |
On 1 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Theodore Garman. The fact was ... that Theodore Garman was painted, but not acknowledged, by his father? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check). |
QRpedia edit
The gallery is now using QRpedia to link to a number of the above articles, and more. You may view statistics, for example: http://qrpedia.org/stats.php?path=Sorrow_(Van_Gogh)
Book edit
Categories edit
Wikipedia categories edit
Commons categories edit
Templates edit
Wikipedia templates edit
- {{Infobox artist}}
- {{Infobox person}}
- {{Infobox artwork}}
- {{QRpedia article}}
Commons templates edit
- Commons:Template:Artwork
- Commons:Template:GLAM-link - use {{GLAM-link|NAGW}}
- Commons:Institution:The New Art Gallery Walsall
Example edit
{{Artwork |Title = TITLE |Artist = {{Creator:NAME}} |Year = |Description = {{en|1=ENGLISH TEXT HERE. Part of the [[:en:Garman Ryan Collection|Garman Ryan Collection]].}} |Technique = |Dimensions = {{Size|cm|44.5|27}} |Institution = {{Institution:The New Art Gallery Walsall}} |Notes = |Source = {{GLAM-link|NAGW}} |Permission = {{PD-Art|PD-old-100}} |Other versions = }}
- Title
- Append other languages as appropriate: e.g.
{{fr|FRENCH LANGUAGE TITLE}}
- Artist
- Replace
{{Creator:NAME}}
with just NAME, for less-known artists. - Description
- Add other languages as appropriate: e.g.
{{el|1=GREEK TEXT HERE}}
- Omit
Part of the [[:en:Garman Ryan Collection|Garman Ryan Collection]].
where not applicable. - Technique
- e.g. "oil on canvass"
- Dimensions
- Replace numeric values.
- Source
- Replace
{{GLAM-link|NAGW}}
with text if not part of Wikipedian in Residence project - Permission
- Change
{{PD-Art|PD-old-100}}
to{{PD-Art|PD-old-70}}
if appropriate
Gallery edit
Images Donated by the New Art Gallery edit
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Amedeo Modigliani - Caryatid
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Edward Burne-Jones - The Nativity
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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot - The Outskirts of Rome
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John Constable - Landscape with Clouds
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Paul Cézanne - Baigneurs (Grande planche)
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Robert Delaunay - Portrait of Stravinsky
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William Etty - Standing Female Nude
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Vincent van Gogh - Sorrow (15mb tiff replacing 545Kb jpeg) Featured on Commons
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The Sunken Road in the Cliff at Varangeville - Claude Monet
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A Lane at Hamstead, Staffordshire - William Ellis
Interested editors edit
- Pigsonthewing (talk · contribs) (Wikipedian in residence)
- Litsa - Walsall (talk · contribs) (Gallery staff)
- PKM (talk · contribs) (remote participant)
Jenova20 (talk · contribs)- Apologies, i'm still recovering from a cold,BlueStars83 (talk · contribs)- Stevie now has my cold and is resting.- vanitasmarching (talk · contribs) (Gallery staff)
- WendyGrowler (talk · contribs)
- Editorial453 (talk · contribs)
- Jambrown (talk · contribs)
- Shakespearian (talk · contribs)
- Janet Hughes (talk · contribs)
- ...