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Smithsonian American Art Museum viewed from G St. NW, Washington DC
Editors at the Women in Tech Edit-a-thon hosted by the Tech Lady Mafia, April 2015
Previous Wikipedia Editathon in the museum's MacMillan Education Center
April 2015 STEM Editathon with Tech Lady Mafia
Participants can earn the SAAM Barnstar!

We will get together to improve content related to African American artists. Beginners are welcome! Wikipedia training will be provided. And follow our event on Twitter with the hashtag #AAArt and #GLAMwiki!

Hosted at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), and organized by SAAM and Wikimedia DC.

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Details

When

  • Saturday, February 20, 2016 at SAAM
  • 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT

NOTE: the museum does not open to the public until 11:30 a.m. Those wishing to gain access for the 10:30 a.m. behind-the-scenes tour MUST RSVP in advance, and arrive promptly at 10:00. If the tour has already departed, latecomers may have to wait until 11:30 a.m. to enter.

What to bring

  • A laptop (tablets can work, but the editing experience is much easier with a keyboard)
  • Any research resources you would like to refer to.
  • You're welcome to bring your camera and take pictures!

Schedule

Time Activity Location
10:00 a.m. Check-in at the 8th & G Streets NW entrance Entrance, SAAM
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Luce Foundation Center 3rd floor, SAAM
11:00 a.m. Introduction to Editing Wikipedia MacMillan Education Center, SAAM
1:00 p.m. Lunch, generously provided by Wikimedia DC MacMillan Education Center, SAAM
3:00 p.m. End

Where

  • 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)
  • 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!

This 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!

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I'll be attending virtually!

Regrets

(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!

  • your name here

To-do list

Articles

Feel free to add your own!

Harlem Renaissance artists

Below is a table of articles on Harlem Renaissance artists showing which articles need added or updated.

The information was taken from this 2012 Smithsonian exhibition checklist PDF and entered and evaluated by American University students at this edit-a-thon the same week.

Column 3 is the assessment showed by hand (talk page), and Column 4 is the output of the Rev score meta:Objective_Revision_Evaluation_Service. Using the sortable table below, attendees at the edit-a-thon can quickly identify missing articles, and find the lowest rated ones that need the most work.

Name Wikipedia Link Wikipedia Score Rev Score
Allan Crite /info/en/?search=Allan_Crite C C
Alma Thomas /info/en/?search=Alma_Thomas B GA
Beauford Delaney /info/en/?search=Beauford_Delaney B A
Benny Andrews /info/en/?search=Benny_Andrews Start Start
Bob Thompson /info/en/?search=Bob_Thompson_%28painter%29 Start Start
Charles Searles No Wikipedia Article N/A N/A
Claude Clark /info/en/?search=Claude_Clark Start C
Clementine Hunter /info/en/?search=Clementine_Hunter C B
Earlie Hudnall, Jr. No Wikipedia Article N/A N/A
Eldzier Cortor /info/en/?search=Eldzier_Cortor Start C
Elizabeth Catlett /info/en/?search=Elizabeth_Catlett Start GA
Ellis Wilson /info/en/?search=Ellis_Wilson Stub Start
Emilio Cruz /info/en/?search=Emilio_Cruz C A
Felrath Hines /info/en/?search=Felrath_Hines Unassessed Start
Frank E. Cummings iii No Wikipedia Article N/A N/A
Frederick Brown /info/en/?search=Frederick_J._Brown Stub C
Frederick Eversley /info/en/?search=Fred_Eversley Unassessed Start
Gordon Parks /info/en/?search=Gordon_Parks C GA
Hale Woodruff /info/en/?search=Hale_Woodruff Start C
Herbert Gentry /info/en/?search=Herbert_Gentry Start C
Horace Pippin /info/en/?search=Horace_Pippin Start B
Hughie Lee-Smith /info/en/?search=Hughie_Lee-Smith Start C
Jacob Lawrence /info/en/?search=Jacob_Lawrence C C
James A. Porter https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=James_A._Porter&oldid=688482429 B B
James Hampton (artist) /info/en/?search=James_Hampton_(artist) C C
James Van Der Zee https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=James_Van_Der_Zee&oldid=704748893 B Start
John Scott /info/en/?search=John_T._Scott Unassessed C
John T. Biggers /info/en/?search=John_T._Biggers Start C
Joseph Delaney /info/en/?search=Joseph_Delaney_(artist) Start Stub
Keith Anthony Morrison /info/en/?search=Keith_Anthony_Morrison Stub B
Keith Morrison /info/en/?search=Keith_Anthony_Morrison Stub B
Kenneth Victor Young No Wikipedia Article N/A N/A
Lois Mailou Jones /info/en/?search=Lois_Mailou_Jones C C
Lonnie Holley /info/en/?search=Lonnie_Holley Start Start
Lynette Youson No Wikipedia Article N/A N/A
Malvin Gray Johnson /info/en/?search=Malvin_Gray_Johnson Unassessed Start
Marilyn Nance No Wikipedia Article N/A N/A
Mel Edwards /info/en/?search=Mel_Edwards Start C
Norman Lewis /info/en/?search=Norman_Lewis_(artist) Start C
Renee Stout /info/en/?search=Renee_Stout Start C
Richard Hunt (sculptor) /info/en/?search=Richard_Hunt_(sculptor) Stub Start
Richmond Barthé /info/en/?search=Richmond_Barthé Start B
Robert McNeill No Wikipedia Article N/A N/A
Romare Bearden /info/en/?search=Romare_Bearden C GA
Ronald L. Freeman /info/en/?search=Roland_Freeman Unassessed Start
Roy DeCarava /info/en/?search=Roy_DeCarava Start Start
Sam Gilliam /info/en/?search=Sam_Gilliam Start C
Sargent Claude Johnson /info/en/?search=Sargent_Claude_Johnson Unassessed C
Selma Burke /info/en/?search=Selma_Burke C C
Thornton Dial /info/en/?search=Thornton_Dial Start C
Tony Gleaton No Wikipedia Article N/A N/A
William H. Johnson /info/en/?search=William_Johnson_(artist) Unassessed GA

Notable African American Artists

RED links have no entries! Links to reliable sources for citations have been provided, when possible.

Sources

Resources

Outcomes

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