Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Robert Earl Jones

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Original – Robert Earl Jones in Langston Hughes' Don't You Want to be Free? (23 June 1938)

Reason: A fine image of an important early role in the theatre of the Harlem Renaissance. Father of James Earl Jones.
Articles in which this image appears: Robert Earl Jones
FP category for this image: WP:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Carl Van Vechten, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:02, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very nice. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:50, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak ~~oppose~~ support- The tight crop ruins, IMO..-The Herald (Benison) • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 17:20, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- @The Herald: It's a fairly standard sort of layout for the time, and it's far less tight than, say, a head and shoulders shot would be. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 17:33, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Looks good to me, I don't mind the framing. Mattximus (talk) 20:36, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 17:37, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:57, 15 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:57, 15 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]