African American Artists at the Baltimore Museum of Art is the first editathon taking place at the Baltimore Museum of Art. It will take place on Saturday, February 13, 2016, from 2:00pm-5:00pm. The focus of this event is to create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of African American artists in the BMA collection.
Details
edit- Hosts: Baltimore Museum of Art
- Date: Saturday, February 13, 2016
- Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm: Instruction from 2:00pm-3:00pm, drop-in editing thereafter until 5:00pm
- Location: Baltimore Museum of Art classroom
- Address: 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
- Cost: Free
- What to Bring: Participants should bring laptops and power cords. Wifi will be provided, as well as Ethernet cables for those who would like to hard wire to the Internet.
- Participants: Open to all
- Other contacts: Jessica Braiterman
Goals
edit- Improve information about African American artists online
- Share resources on African American artists in the Baltimore Museum of Art collection
- Help train a larger, more diverse pool of wiki-editors
- Feel empowered!
Articles to Edit
edit- William Villalongo
- Dox Thrash
- Richard Hunt
- Juan Logan
- Felrath Hines
- Roy DeCarava
- Aaron Douglas
- Robert Blackburn
- Haywood Rivers
- Toyin Odutola
- Yinka Shonibare
- Trenton Doyle Hancock
- Renee Stout
- Dawoud Bey
- Elizabeth Catlett
- Carl Clark
- Willie Cole
- Robert Colescott
- Sam Gilliam
- Joshua Johnson
- Edmonia Lewis
- Horace Pippin
- Charles Ethan Porter
- Martin Puryear
- Joyce J. Scott
- Lorna Simpson
- Henry Ossawa Tanner
- Alma Thomas
- Hank Willis Thomas
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Hale Woodruff
Articles to Create
edit- James Lesesne Wells
- Joseph Norman
- Max Belcher
- Louisiana Bendolph Update: Stub created!
- Carl Clark Update: Stub created!
- Deborah Dancy
- Beverly McIver Update: Stub created!
- Tom Miller
- Kenneth Royster
- Walter Henry Williams
Resources
editLocal Groups
- Baltimore Wikipedians is part of bLAMcollective (Baltimore Libraries, Archives, and Museums). bLAMcollective meets monthly and many members make contributions to Wikipedia.
BMA Resources
- Baltimore Museum of Art eMuseum BMA's online database of artwork
- Questioning the Canon: Some works by contemporary African American artists at the Baltimore Museum of Art Google Cultural Institute, Black History and Culture
- Campaign for Art, Gift of Art for a New Century, 2006-2016, Baltimore Museum of Art
Editing Wikipedia
- Wiki Markup Cheatsheet
- Wikipedia Manual of Style (WP:MOS)
- WP:Notability (people)
- How to create a Wikipedia entries that will stick
Wikipedia's Principles
In-Person Attendees
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- Emiliepichot (talk) 20:50, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
- Deankrimmel5 (talk) 22:40, 14 April 2016 (UTC) deankrimmel5/Dean Krimmel
Articles Edited or Created
editArticles edited or created during the editathon. Please feel free to expand on the articles below!
- William Villalongo
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links; corrected grammar; add some citations, but more are needed
- Dox Thrash
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Juan Logan
- First paragraph edited; added external link
- Felrath Hines
- Content added; external link added
- Aaron Douglas
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Robert Blackburn
- Added information box; added image of print workshop from Wikimedia Commons; added external links
- Haywood Rivers
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Trenton Doyle Hancock
- Citations added; link to external links
- Renee Stout
- Tried to organize the article; link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Louisiana Bendolph
- Stub created
- Dawoud Bey
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links; adding citations, but article needs more
- Elizabeth Catlett
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Carl Clark
- Stub created
- Joshua Johnson
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Edmonia Lewis
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Beverly McIver
- Stub created
- Horace Pippin
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Joyce J. Scott
- Added external links
- Lorna Simpson
- Added external links; added content
- Henry Ossawa Tanner
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Alma Thomas
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links; further reading link added
- Hank Willis Thomas
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Links to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Nick Cave
- Added link to Baltimore Museum of Art Google Art Project, "Questioning the Canon," where the artist's work is featured
- Alison Saar
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Mickalene Thomas
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Faith Ringgold
- Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
- Ellen Gallagher
- Added link to BMA
- Glenn Ligon
- Added link to BMA
- David Hammons
- Added link to BMA
Photos from the Event
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Image from the Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
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Food and drinks available to Wikipedians at Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
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Wikipedians at Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
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Print resources from the Baltimore Museum of Art library available for Wikipedians at the event.
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After the instruction section of the event, Wikipedians work on their own and ask questions.
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Group shot of attendees of the Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia editathon: African American Artists at the BMA.