Talk:Daniel Weiss (art historian)

Suggested Updates for Daniel Weiss Wikipedia Page

I’ve noticed that there are a few things that could be updated on the article. Because I work at the Metropoltian Museum and am mindful of conflict of interest, I leave these updates as suggestions for fellow Wikipedia editors.

Info. Box

I’ve provided a recent CC0 image for the box.

Dan Weiss

Weiss is currently in office as: President and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art His term as President didn’t end when he became CEO in June 2017. He is currently in office. Note that he was appointed interim CEO on February 28, 2017; and appointed in the dual role noted above in June 13, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/press/news/2017/daniel-h-weiss

Introduction

His full name is: Daniel H. Weiss (sorry, I have no idea what the H. stands for) His title is: President and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (not Chief Operating Officer)

Boardships (New section to consider adding)

Weiss is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he is also Vice Chair of the Board of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, a member of the Advisory Board of the Yale School of Management, and a trustee of the Library of America.

Publications

His research was also supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (as well as the other listed) Note: He is currently completing a book about the American experience in the era of the Vietnam War. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/arts/design/met-museum-daniel-weiss-vietnam-book.html

Awards

Weiss holds honorary degrees from Lafayette and Randolph Macon Colleges.

Personal

Weiss was born in Newark and raised on Long Island.

Valdel10 (talk) 17:01, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

 Declined Spintendo ᔦᔭ 20:45, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

18-JAN-2018 Expanded edit summary re: materials removed from the article

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@Spintendo: Thank you for your response. I wanted to make clear that I did not write the original article & clarifying the request was to update selected facts. Also requesting for the new image to be uploaded & for any Wikipedia editors to freely cite the Met's press release containing Dan Weiss' information. Best, Valdel10 (talk) 15:44, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Y Picture added And thank you for your response. Regarding "Any Wikipedia editors to freely cite the Met's press release containing Dan Weiss' information" please see WP:DCP Regards, Spintendo ᔦᔭ 16:28, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

@Spintendo: Thank you for uploading the image. A few more edits that could be suggested....Dan Weiss's middle initial could be added to the main article title to match the info box. The press release could be used as a source. The press release also states some facts regarding his title/position. Under the infobox he is listed as "acting" CEO, when his appointment was made permanent in the announcement referenced above. I would also like to suggest the "acting" title be removed & reformatted to say "CEO of Metropolitan Museum of Art", then the "Assumed Office" portion right below. Also, under the "President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art" section, the in-office date starts on March 10,2015 & ends on February 28, 2017. The press release mentions his continuing role as President to the museum past the February date listed. It would also be helpful for this update to be reflected in the main text body as well, so there's no confusion on his current employment status. Thank you. Valdel10 (talk) 22:03, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Updated Infobox

Hello,

I am reaching out to the Wiki community to update the following information related to Dan Weiess. Below is the updated information for the infobox, which can be referred to this article regarding his current appointment.

Regarding the article text, I'd like to suggest the following updates:

Introduction

His full name is: Daniel H. Weiss (sorry, I have no idea what the H. stands for) His title is: President and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (not Chief Operating Officer) as mentioned in the original paragraph.

Boardships (New section to consider adding)

Weiss is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he is also Vice Chair of the Board of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, a member of the Advisory Board of the Yale School of Management, and a trustee of the Library of America.

Publications

His research was also supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (as well as the other listed) Note: He is currently completing a book about the American experience in the era of the Vietnam War.

Awards

Weiss holds honorary degrees from Lafayette and Randolph Macon Colleges.

Personal

Weiss was born in Newark and raised on Long Island.

Thank you,

Valdel10 (talk) 21:11, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

Requesting infobox to be updated

Hello,

I would like to suggest the following edits to Dan Weiss' infobox. His current appointment can be confirmed through this article with the distinctions re-mentioned in a recent press article regarding the new director of the museum . There is also an official leadership section on the museum's website which highlights the organization's leadership & brief background .

Thank you,

Valdel10 (talk) 15:31, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

References

Reply 04-MAY-2018

 Implemented The inforbox has been appended to the article. Additionally, the quote which was shown in the article has been edited for brevity. As far as including information from the infobox in the main text, it is suggested to do, but not required. (See MOS:INFOBOX.) If you'd like to include information from the infobox in the main text, you are free to propose, here on the talk page, sentences of text along with references which may be added to the article. Please note that if using references which originate within the subject's realm of influence (i.e., his employer, etc.) this is allowed only as long as:

1. it is not unduly self-serving;
2. it does not involve claims about third parties;
3. it does not involve claims about events not directly related to the subject;
4. there is no reasonable doubt as to its authenticity;
5. the article is not based primarily on such sources. (See WP:BLPSELFPUB.)

Regards,   spintendo          17:21, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

22 May edits

In consultation with representatives of the Museum, (ticket:2018051810012929) I worked out some draft language to address this slightly confusing sequence of events — Weiss was at one time the chief operating officer, then became president then became CEO. The photo did not have the caption and the first line of the INFOBOX look like it was a caption so I added a caption.

I think I have the dates and positions correct now.--S Philbrick(Talk) 19:29, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Nice job, thanks for that! SEMMENDINGER (talk) 20:03, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

New section added

Hello everyone,

I'v just added a new section with "Additional affiliations and memberships", after having read about them here. Wasn't entirely sure whether to place it before / after works but hope its right this way...

Let me know / change it, if necessary!

Have a good week, --Ruhri Jörg (talk) 10:21, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Looks good, nice work Ruhri! SEMMENDINGER (talk) 14:48, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Thanks Semmendinger - appreciate that! --Ruhri Jörg (talk) 13:46, 10 January 2019 (UTC)