Template:Did you know nominations/David Edward Cronin
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The result was: promoted by Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
David Edward Cronin[edit]
- ... that David Edward Cronin, a Union officer in the American Civil War, faced escaped slaves threatened by the Fugitive Slave Act and painted Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia (detail pictured), in 1888?
- Reviewed: Addie MS
Created/expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Gerda Arendt (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 18:06, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
- ALT1:... that David Edward Cronin, who was born in Greenwich, New York, and studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, painted Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia (detail pictured)?
- Date correct, length good. Interesting article. Plenty of refs - some offline AGF. Hook could be sharpened? Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:03, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
- ALT2:... that David Edward Cronin was inspired by seeing escaped slaves to paint Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia (detail pictured)?
- I like the sharpening, but could we keep that it was somewhat more surprising, considering his "European tradition" background? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:30, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
- Feel free to suggest any improvements. Confess I hadn't connected the European tradition with surprise here, so perhaps that will guide you in wording the hook? Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:15, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
- Well, English is not my language ... perhaps a little more about his many "jobs":
- Feel free to suggest any improvements. Confess I hadn't connected the European tradition with surprise here, so perhaps that will guide you in wording the hook? Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:15, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
- I like the sharpening, but could we keep that it was somewhat more surprising, considering his "European tradition" background? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:30, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
- ALT3:... that American painter, Union officer, journalist and lawyer David Edward Cronin was inspired by seeing escaped slaves to paint Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia (detail pictured)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:23, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
- The hook is the contrast between his Düsseldorf training and the unlikely subject/context of his painting, and perhaps his military role.
- ALT4:... that David Edward Cronin used his training at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf to paint Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia (detail pictured) based on what he saw as a Union Army officer.
- Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 19:58, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
- Fine! Just linked Union Army, to supply timing, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:11, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
Great. I'll let someone else put ALT4 in place. The procedures are beyond me. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 02:22, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
