Talk:Archbishop William Henry Elder

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:22, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

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Thomas Eakins (1903) Archbishop William Henry Elder

• ... that artist Thomas Eakins remarked "I think you've got a heap of impudence to give me a medal" upon receiving the Temple Gold Medal for his portrait Archbishop William Henry Elder (pictured)? Source: “Eakins, once due attention was given, did not feel honored; he was indignant. In one of the most discussed and written about moments of his career, as it turned out, he arrived for the awards ceremony on his bicycle wearing his cycling outfit: short trousers tucked into his boots, tattered sweater, and red cap. ‘I think you’ve got a heap of impudence to give me a medal,’ he reportedly remarked to Edward Coates. Eakins then cycled off to the United States Mint to redeem the gold medal for its value in cash.” - Stanley Kirkpatrick (2006), The Revenge of Thomas Eakins, p. 477. Confirm it here by using "see inside" feature and searching "Temple Medal"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eyes of Buddha
  • Comment: Would like to have the image used with the hook if possible since this is a work of visual art

Created by Petropoxy (Lithoderm Proxy) (talk). Self-nominated at 15:17, 10 August 2022 (UTC).

• Hi Lithoderm, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 10 August and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; sources are all offline but happy to AGF that there is no copyright violation (Earwig finds nothing from online sources); hook fact is mentioned in the article and cited inline, I can't access the source (maybe Amazon gives access to different ranges of pages depending on location?) but happy to AGF that it supports it; a QPQ has been carried out; image is fine, copyright tag seems appropriate and agree that it would be best to run with an image if possible. My only outstanding query is that a couple of points are mentioned in the lead/infobox that aren't stated in the main body (and therefore aren't cited): the paintings size and the fact that it remains in the collection of the Cincinatti Museum. Could you look to address these, then this should be good to go. Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 11:25, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
  • Hi Dumelow, thanks for the review. I've made the recommended changes - the dimensions are now cited under "Analysis" and the fact that it remains in the museum's collection is now cited under "Reception and Provenance". Best, Lithoderm 17:00, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Lithoderm, looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 06:15, 12 August 2022 (UTC)