We will get together to evaluate and improve content related to African American artists in Wikipedia, in conjunction with American University students as part of User:Fuzheado's class. The public and beginners are welcome! Wikipedia training will be provided. And follow our event on Twitter with the hashtag #WikiAAA!
Hosted at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), and organized by SAAM, Andrew Lih and Wikimedia DC.
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Details
editWhen
edit- Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at SAAM
- 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT
NOTE: The session starts at 3:00pm, but early birds will get a private tour of the Lunder Conservation Center.
What to bring
edit- A laptop (tablets can work, but the editing experience is much easier with a keyboard)
- Any research resources you would like to refer to.
- A camera and take pictures
Schedule
edit| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2:30 p.m. | Check-in at MacMillan Education Center | Southern entrance, SAAM |
| 2:40 - 3:00 p.m. | Exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Luce Foundation Center | 3rd floor, SAAM |
| 3:00 p.m. | Introduction by Sara Snyder, Curators; Tutorial for Editing Wikipedia | MacMillan Education Center, SAAM |
| 4:45 p.m. | Evaluation | MacMillan Education Center, SAAM |
| 5:30 p.m. | End |
Where
edit- MacMillan Education Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, located at 8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004 (the building that is shared with the National Portrait Gallery).
- WMATA Metrorail stops:
- Gallery Place/Chinatown (green/yellow/red lines): from the 9th & G entrance, the Museum is right outside
- Metro Center (red/orange/blue/silver lines): use 11th & G exit, walk two blocks east on G, and the Museum will be on your right.
- Bus: Take the DC Circulator or any of the following WMATA bus lines to the Museum: 42, 64, 70, 74, 80, D6, P6, S2, S4, X2
- See also: WMATA trip planner (mobile version)
- WMATA Metrorail stops:
- If arriving after the museum opens at 11:30 a.m., ask information desk or the security officers to direct you to the MacMillan Education Center. It is at the west end of the building, closer to the F Street entrance, near the hallway with the "Experience America" and Folk Art galleries.
Sign up!
editThis event is open to up to 45 in-person participants, and an unlimited number of remote participants, of all Wikipedia experience levels, from beginner to expert. Due to tour and room capacity, prior registration is required. To register, please write your username below, or send an email to linthicumr [at] si.edu.
I'll be there in person!
edit- Fuzheado | Talk
- AU students (16)
- Duckduckstop (talk)
- your name here
I'll be attending virtually!
edit- your name here
Regrets
edit(Add your name here.) If you can't make it in person or even remotely, you can still help by sharing the info with your friends and colleagues, and/or helping flesh out the To-do list!
- Uncommon fritillary (talk) 19:41, 16 February 2016 (UTC) (may be able to do some work virtually though)
- your name here
Photos
edit- American University students at the Edit-a-thon
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To-do list
editArticles
editFeel free to add your own!
Notable African American artists
editRED links have no entries! Links to reliable sources for citations have been provided, when possible.
- Nelson A. Primus
- Harvey Cropper
- Bill Hutson
- Clifford Jackson
- Sam Middleton
- Haywood Bill Rivers
- Ricardo Francis
- Katie S. Mallory
- Che Baraka
- M. Scott Johnson
- Joe Overstreet,
- Sam Middleton
- Stanley Whitney
- Richard Wyatt Jr.
- Richard Yarde
- Jeff Sonhouse
- Emmett Wigglesworth
- Ellsworth Ausby
- Dinga McCannon
- Derrick Adams
- Ulysses David
- Walter Ellison
- David Huffman
- Raymond Steth
- Gilda Snowden
- William Simpson
- Charles Sebree
- Charles Sallee
- Lezley Saar
- Sandra Rowe
- Rose Piper
- Herbert Singleton
- Jacob Getlar Smith
- C. W. F. Dare Company
- Scipio Moorhead
- Maudelle Bass Weston
- William Artis
Harlem Renaissance artists
editTable of articles on Harlem Renaissance artists showing which articles need added or updated.
Information taken from this 2012 Smithsonian exhibition checklist PDF
Column 3 is the assessment showed by hand (talk page), and Column 4 is the output of the Rev score.
Sources
edit- Smithsonian American Art Museum's Collections
- Checklist of artworks in the 2012 African American Artists exhibition - Do all of these artists have Wikipedia articles? How is their quality?
- Google Cultural Institute exhibition - click on each artwork's description for text from curator
- Smithsonian Wide Collections
- Smithsonian's Archives of American Art
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Wikipedia Black WikiHistory Month
Resources
edit- Recent presentation slides about Wikipedia
- General Wikipedia resources:
Outcomes
editTBD
- Jacob Getlar Smith, new article started by Uncommon fritillary (talk) 00:02, 17 February 2016 (UTC)