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A fact from Warrington Colescott appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 February 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Warrington Colescott created the etching Christmas with Ziggy (1964), a social satire of businessmen entertaining their mistresses at a posh London restaurant?
The following phrases seem to express an opnion, and IMO ought to be either cited or removed:
"He is recognized nationally and internationally for his ability to reinterpret contemporary and historical events with both wit and imagination" (lead section)
"the caricatural and narrative components would greatly influence his mature work." (Early Life and Influences)
"his work became less abstract and more narrative in nature, which allowed him to unleash his satirical talents" (Mature Work)
"lambastes the racism and violence of a corrupt system;" (Mature Work)
"a social satire of businessmen entertaining their mistresses at a posh London restaurant" (Mature Work)
"This admixture of historical truth and artistic license, laced with a heaping dose of satire and presented in a series of episodes, became one of the hallmarks of Colescott’s mature style" (Mature Work)
"Colescott starts with historical fact, and then adds his own interpretation, often borrowing from the featured artist’s own style or themes." (Mature Work)
"Colescott reuses not just the imagery, but also the color palette and draughtsmanship of the art to create a parody-cum-homage." (Mature Work)
"Working in a figural, narrative vein throughout the years of Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and Pop Art, Colescott has often created work that is against the tide of mainstream art and thus difficult to categorize" (Critical Reception)
"Others[who?] have compared his graphic style, as well as his mixture of satire and humanism, to artists of preceding generations" (Critical Reception)
"Although difficult to pigeonhole, Colescott maintains a unique voice and visual style incorporating complex printing, unorthodox color, and acerbic wit that are distinctly his own." (Critical Reception)
I have added fact tags to some of these, but not all. Other similar statements seem to be supported to citations to printed sources, and i assume that the sources do in fact express those opinions, although it would be better if the attribution were more explicit, IMO.
None of this is to attack what seems to be a useful article about an interesting and complex subject, but rather to seek to improve it and bring it more in line with the WP:NPOV policy. DES(talk) 19:50, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
