Talk:Andrew Vicari

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Changed "saccharin" to read "saccharine". Saccharin refers to the substance, I think author was referring to the adjective saccharine. --Dyefade 01:20, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

Quite right. -- Solipsist 06:34, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

Now selling prints

We recently got this contribution by User:Giovannuzza, which I've moved here until it makes sense:

Now Selling prints for £200 each! - "Prints will begin around the £200 mark and will rise to around £4,000 - far, far below the minimum of £25,000 he usually charges for a work" - from an article by Duncan Higgitt of The Western Mail, Wales Feb 11 2006

Now the good thing is that it appears to be a direct cite from a recent Welsh paper. However, it seems a little out of context. I don't think it is intended as advertising. Is the intention that it illustrates that Vicari has now fallen on hard times? -- Solipsist 19:49, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Just thought you might like to see an up to date article on Vicari http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0900entertainment/0050artsnews/tm_objectid=16690322%26method=full%26siteid=50082-name_page.html

Slade dates?

Did he really go to the Slade at the age of 13? Surely either the Slade dates or his birth date are wrong, but a quick Google couldn't track down the right ones. Wwhyte 13:31, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Good point. This article from the Telegraph places him at the Slade in the early fifties (and a date of 1956 for an event after leaving the Slade), so it may be a problem with the DoB. On the other hand, perhaps he really was 13 at the time - WelshHeroes.com says he was the Slade's youngest ever student and also quotes the 1938 year of birth. If so that would be worth clarifying in the article. -- Solipsist 19:26, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and here's another good reference from the BBC which includes the DoB, mention of a Welsh painting competition won at aged 12 and studying at the Slade from 1951 for 3 years. So that seems to check out. Other articles also mention the competition at aged 12. On the other hand, this article quotes/paraphrases Vicari as saying he won £10 in the local painting competition at age 14 and gives more details about the competition than most web sites. -- Solipsist 19:53, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Intriguing. If he really did go at the age of 13 it's worth noting. -- Wwhyte 00:53, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Article in The Times 31 October 2006: Vicari attended the Slade — “I was the youngest student ever admitted”. Tyrenius 10:07, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Interesting to note that that article also quotes him as winning the National Eisteddfod at age 14. And if his art teacher entered him into that competition, he must have still been at school and not yet at the Slade. So I suspect there must be an 'out by two' error in one of the dates. Or could he have been attending the Slade part time whilst still being at school in Wales? -- Solipsist 11:03, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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Mirror

Copied from my Talk Page. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:54, 8 October 2016 (UTC):

This is a simple mirror of the article before your recent edits; it even credits the original article. The site scrapes random images from the Internet, usually 100% copyright violations, to decorate. This is simple content scraper to serve ads. Please revert. Kuru (talk) 12:48, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for spotting that, I must admit I was seduced by the paintings and the (very interesting) film footage. I realise this can't be used as a source for anything in the article, but is it also prohibited as an External link? Is that site banned by Wikipedia? As a mirror site, it's a bit out of date, isn't it. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:58, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Not this one, per WP:COPYVIOEL (the images). I'm usually pretty conservative about adding links to the blacklist - I've only added one other abusive mirror. This will probably be added soon. Kuru (talk) 13:09, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip off. I'll revert. What about the 1963 film clip, which is properly published by Archif ITV Cymru/Wales @ LlGC | ITV Cymru/Wales Archive @ NLW: [1] and has Vicari speaking about his work? Martinevans123 (talk)

No issues with that; just link directly to the published site: [2]. Kuru (talk) 14:12, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Posted. I dont have much hope for those other two External links. Nothing returned in the chwilio here and I suspect no-one around to run his official website any more. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:45, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

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