Template:Did you know nominations/Statue of George Washington (Perth Amboy, New Jersey)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 03:45, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Statue of George Washington (Perth Amboy, New Jersey), Nels N. Alling

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George Washington by Nels N. Alling

... that the terra cotta statue of George Washington (pictured) by the Danish-American sculptor Nels N. Alling was a gift of the Scandinavians of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and dedicated on February 22, 1896? Source: Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Masquerade (Khachaturian) and Template:Did you know nominations/Gage and Tollner
- Comment: for February 22, Washington's Birthday, special occasion

Created by Zeete (talk). Self-nominated at 15:52, 18 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Statue of George Washington (Perth Amboy, New Jersey); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Ooh nice, I'll review these.

Article #1:

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting: - ?

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Article #2:

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting: - ?

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Both of these generally look good; I don't see any problems with the article, qpqs check out; but, and this might be personal taste, I don't think it's a super interesting hook. I think you could make something interesting out of the fact that he was a Danish sculptor and that the statue was funded by the local Scandinavian community. Generalissima (talk) 02:59, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

@Generalissima: Thanks for your review. Here is a hook incorporating your ideas, and emphasizing the terra cotta aspect. Thanks, Zeete (talk) 16:03, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that the terra cotta statue (pictured) by the Danish-American sculptor Nels N. Alling was entirely funded by the local Scandinavian community and dedicated on February 22, 1896, George Washington's birthday?

@Generalissima: Another suggestion, shorter:

ALT2:... that the terra cotta statue of George Washington (pictured) by the Danish-American sculptor Nels N. Alling was entirely funded by the local Scandinavian community?

Thanks, Zeete (talk) 11:56, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

I like ALT2! Generalissima (talk) 17:47, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

@Generalissima: Thanks. Also, do you approve of the special occasion request for February 22, WP:DYKSO? Thanks, Zeete (talk) 18:08, 21 January 2024 (UTC)