This article is about a historic, Gilded Age mansion in New York City built in the last three years of the 19th century by a seasoned New York architect. It's a pretty charming place, today housing a Ukrainian cultural nonprofit. I worked with
Epicgenius in June 2020 to get this to GA for
meta:Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month, and we've decided to at last proceed to FAC.
♠Vami_IV†♠02:49, 29 July 2021 (UTC)reply
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Buidhe: At 70 PMA, for unpublished works, the painting's copyright would have expired in 1994. It could be in the 25 year minimum window for unpublished works, but that seems unlikely because the painting was gifted to the met in 1917 and first shown in 1918. It is possible that this is a
Uruguay Round Agreements Act case, but France is 70 PMA and the author isn't a
Mort pour la France case. I think it is safe to assume the painting is in the public domain. --
In actu (Guerillero)Parlez Moi14:52, 29 July 2021 (UTC)reply
First of all, public display of artwork does not count as publication, at least under US law. Given that we don't know the first publication date and the Met believes that there are rights issues I think we would need conclusive evidence of public domain status. (
t ·
c) buidhe16:31, 29 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Even if it has never been published, the copyright would have expired, under both French and American copyright law, 70 years after Raffaëlli's death (1994). The met restriction is probably French moral rights and not copyright. --
In actu (Guerillero)Parlez Moi14:33, 30 July 2021 (UTC)reply
I'll begin a review of this article very soon! My reviews tend to focus on prose and MOS issues, especially on the
lede, but I will also comment on anything that could be improved. I'll post up some comments below over the next couple days, which you should either respond to, or ask me questions on issues you are unsure of. I'll be claiming points towards the
wikicup once this review is over.
78th Street does not have an article at the moment. It may make sense to link it, though, in case it becomes notable enough for an article in the future.
Epicgenius (
talk)
13:17, 9 August 2021 (UTC)reply
I'm a bit confused. Cook owned a lot, and was purchased by Fletcher. So To design his "Cook block" abode,[5] Fletcher hired architect C. P. H. Gilbert,[7][8][a] and so impressed Fletcher that he commissioned a painting of the finished residence from Jean-François Raffaëlli in 1899. - what does Cook block mean, and what does the painting mean? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski(
talk •
contribs)13:09, 8 August 2021 (UTC)reply
I've split these - they are two different ideas. The house was built on the block owned by Cook, which was called the "Cook block". The painting was commissioned after the house was completed.
Epicgenius (
talk)
13:17, 9 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Like "Dining hall, on the second floor" - I get that the caption says what the image is, but doesn't really say anything about why we have the image, or anything about what's in the image. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski(
talk •
contribs)16:38, 16 August 2021 (UTC)reply
That is architecture-speak, though fairly common. "Ecclesiastical" is "church", especially with Gothic architecture. I've added a link to clarify this. –
♠Vami_IV†♠14:04, 9 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Three weeks in and despite attracting some attention, the nomination has no supports and little sign of a consensus to promote forming. Unless this changes over the next two or three days I am afraid this is liable to be archived.
Gog the Mild (
talk)
10:26, 19 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Support from Eddie891
Not seeing it cited that the house is also known as the Isaac D. Fletcher House
Do we know how much the Met sold the house for? Also it's surprising to me that the museum was allowed to turn around and resell the house-- do we have any idea what Fletcher's will said, if anything, when bequeathing?
Can you be more specific about when the Met sold the house?
would "was in residence" be more concisely said as "lived at"?
"died within its walls; Anne died there in 1938, as did" "died" is repeated twice-- can this be avoided? perhaps simply as "quietly in the mansion; Anne died there..."
" it was added to the National Register of Historic Places." Since you've just named and linked, I think this could probably just be "to the register" or maybe combined with the previous sentence
" A small number of mansions, such as that of Frank Winfield Woolworth at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street, also had narrow frontages along Fifth Avenue." is that really relevant here?
Has the interior always been the same layout (always 27 rooms)-- also is it 27 rooms per floor or total? Some of us have no concept of how big a mansion is
27 rooms across six floors. There's a vague changelog in the final paragraph courtesy of Kathreens but as I recall she doesn't name dates for plan changes. –
♠Vami_IV†♠10:02, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
"the carved dragon fish in the railings and those figures in funny hats holding up the windows" these are presumably the seahorses and ? Might be worth stating
"What are 'the carved dragon fish in the railings and those figures in funny hats holding up the windows' referring to?" is what I think Eddie is saying. The "carved dragon fish" are probably the seahorses, but "what are the 'figures in funny hats'?" is what I believe he's getting at. In response to that, I think the "figures" are actually the carvings of figures in the brackets below each window, but I can't say for sure.
Epicgenius (
talk)
16:28, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
I was waiting for some responses to my more broad questions, but they in all honesty probably don't have answers so I'd be happy to support at this point, mainly on prose.
Eddie891TalkWork18:42, 31 August 2021 (UTC)reply
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The Rambling Man: The institute is decently sized, but if there were a separate article about the institute, it would almost completely overlap with the current contents of the Sinclair House article, as far as I can tell. –
Epicgenius (
talk)
14:04, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
"house first-class residences" what does that mean?
I guess that does read awkwardly. How about now: Cook did not the block to be populated with high-rises and only sold lots for the construction of private, first-class residences. –
♠Vami_IV†♠11:36, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
"C. P. H. Gilbert[7][8][a] to design" jarring ref/note placement, why can't it just go after the comma which is literally seven words further on?
"1922 Teapot Dome scandal,[2][9] " could use a footnote to briefly explain this so I don't have to click away from the article to find out what this was all about.
I have instead removed Teapot Dome from this article and merged the paragraphs.
"lived quietly in the mansion and died within its walls; Anne passed" POV (quietly) and euphemism (passed).
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Vami IV: I think it's only the nytimes.com domain itself (and only from 1923 to 1980) that's subscription-only. Pre-1923 and post-1980 articles on the nytimes.com domain are limited-access. Newspapers.com clippings are open-access even though the archive itself is subscription-only.
Epicgenius (
talk)
16:21, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Third source has (PDF), fourth (pdf), be consistent.
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FAC coordinators:
The article has passed its source review and three supports, and the issue brought up in the image review has been resolved. Should we continue to wait for a formal passage of the image review?
Epicgenius (
talk)
15:15, 7 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Possibly I am being slow, but I am missing the point of that communication. Was there meant to be some sort of request (for closure, to start another, whatever) implicit in it? Thanks.
Gog the Mild (
talk)
15:47, 7 September 2021 (UTC)reply
This article is about a historic, Gilded Age mansion in New York City built in the last three years of the 19th century by a seasoned New York architect. It's a pretty charming place, today housing a Ukrainian cultural nonprofit. I worked with
Epicgenius in June 2020 to get this to GA for
meta:Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month, and we've decided to at last proceed to FAC.
♠Vami_IV†♠02:49, 29 July 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Buidhe: At 70 PMA, for unpublished works, the painting's copyright would have expired in 1994. It could be in the 25 year minimum window for unpublished works, but that seems unlikely because the painting was gifted to the met in 1917 and first shown in 1918. It is possible that this is a
Uruguay Round Agreements Act case, but France is 70 PMA and the author isn't a
Mort pour la France case. I think it is safe to assume the painting is in the public domain. --
In actu (Guerillero)Parlez Moi14:52, 29 July 2021 (UTC)reply
First of all, public display of artwork does not count as publication, at least under US law. Given that we don't know the first publication date and the Met believes that there are rights issues I think we would need conclusive evidence of public domain status. (
t ·
c) buidhe16:31, 29 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Even if it has never been published, the copyright would have expired, under both French and American copyright law, 70 years after Raffaëlli's death (1994). The met restriction is probably French moral rights and not copyright. --
In actu (Guerillero)Parlez Moi14:33, 30 July 2021 (UTC)reply
I'll begin a review of this article very soon! My reviews tend to focus on prose and MOS issues, especially on the
lede, but I will also comment on anything that could be improved. I'll post up some comments below over the next couple days, which you should either respond to, or ask me questions on issues you are unsure of. I'll be claiming points towards the
wikicup once this review is over.
78th Street does not have an article at the moment. It may make sense to link it, though, in case it becomes notable enough for an article in the future.
Epicgenius (
talk)
13:17, 9 August 2021 (UTC)reply
I'm a bit confused. Cook owned a lot, and was purchased by Fletcher. So To design his "Cook block" abode,[5] Fletcher hired architect C. P. H. Gilbert,[7][8][a] and so impressed Fletcher that he commissioned a painting of the finished residence from Jean-François Raffaëlli in 1899. - what does Cook block mean, and what does the painting mean? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski(
talk •
contribs)13:09, 8 August 2021 (UTC)reply
I've split these - they are two different ideas. The house was built on the block owned by Cook, which was called the "Cook block". The painting was commissioned after the house was completed.
Epicgenius (
talk)
13:17, 9 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Like "Dining hall, on the second floor" - I get that the caption says what the image is, but doesn't really say anything about why we have the image, or anything about what's in the image. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski(
talk •
contribs)16:38, 16 August 2021 (UTC)reply
That is architecture-speak, though fairly common. "Ecclesiastical" is "church", especially with Gothic architecture. I've added a link to clarify this. –
♠Vami_IV†♠14:04, 9 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Three weeks in and despite attracting some attention, the nomination has no supports and little sign of a consensus to promote forming. Unless this changes over the next two or three days I am afraid this is liable to be archived.
Gog the Mild (
talk)
10:26, 19 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Support from Eddie891
Not seeing it cited that the house is also known as the Isaac D. Fletcher House
Do we know how much the Met sold the house for? Also it's surprising to me that the museum was allowed to turn around and resell the house-- do we have any idea what Fletcher's will said, if anything, when bequeathing?
Can you be more specific about when the Met sold the house?
would "was in residence" be more concisely said as "lived at"?
"died within its walls; Anne died there in 1938, as did" "died" is repeated twice-- can this be avoided? perhaps simply as "quietly in the mansion; Anne died there..."
" it was added to the National Register of Historic Places." Since you've just named and linked, I think this could probably just be "to the register" or maybe combined with the previous sentence
" A small number of mansions, such as that of Frank Winfield Woolworth at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street, also had narrow frontages along Fifth Avenue." is that really relevant here?
Has the interior always been the same layout (always 27 rooms)-- also is it 27 rooms per floor or total? Some of us have no concept of how big a mansion is
27 rooms across six floors. There's a vague changelog in the final paragraph courtesy of Kathreens but as I recall she doesn't name dates for plan changes. –
♠Vami_IV†♠10:02, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
"the carved dragon fish in the railings and those figures in funny hats holding up the windows" these are presumably the seahorses and ? Might be worth stating
"What are 'the carved dragon fish in the railings and those figures in funny hats holding up the windows' referring to?" is what I think Eddie is saying. The "carved dragon fish" are probably the seahorses, but "what are the 'figures in funny hats'?" is what I believe he's getting at. In response to that, I think the "figures" are actually the carvings of figures in the brackets below each window, but I can't say for sure.
Epicgenius (
talk)
16:28, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
I was waiting for some responses to my more broad questions, but they in all honesty probably don't have answers so I'd be happy to support at this point, mainly on prose.
Eddie891TalkWork18:42, 31 August 2021 (UTC)reply
@
The Rambling Man: The institute is decently sized, but if there were a separate article about the institute, it would almost completely overlap with the current contents of the Sinclair House article, as far as I can tell. –
Epicgenius (
talk)
14:04, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
"house first-class residences" what does that mean?
I guess that does read awkwardly. How about now: Cook did not the block to be populated with high-rises and only sold lots for the construction of private, first-class residences. –
♠Vami_IV†♠11:36, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
"C. P. H. Gilbert[7][8][a] to design" jarring ref/note placement, why can't it just go after the comma which is literally seven words further on?
"1922 Teapot Dome scandal,[2][9] " could use a footnote to briefly explain this so I don't have to click away from the article to find out what this was all about.
I have instead removed Teapot Dome from this article and merged the paragraphs.
"lived quietly in the mansion and died within its walls; Anne passed" POV (quietly) and euphemism (passed).
@
Vami IV: I think it's only the nytimes.com domain itself (and only from 1923 to 1980) that's subscription-only. Pre-1923 and post-1980 articles on the nytimes.com domain are limited-access. Newspapers.com clippings are open-access even though the archive itself is subscription-only.
Epicgenius (
talk)
16:21, 26 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Third source has (PDF), fourth (pdf), be consistent.
@
FAC coordinators:
The article has passed its source review and three supports, and the issue brought up in the image review has been resolved. Should we continue to wait for a formal passage of the image review?
Epicgenius (
talk)
15:15, 7 September 2021 (UTC)reply
Possibly I am being slow, but I am missing the point of that communication. Was there meant to be some sort of request (for closure, to start another, whatever) implicit in it? Thanks.
Gog the Mild (
talk)
15:47, 7 September 2021 (UTC)reply