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Are there any shops mentioned by name in the book Neuromancer and if so, what are the names of those shops? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.170.142.48 ( talk) 02:54, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
In the US, if someone votes using an absentee ballot, but unfortunately passes away before the election day, is that vote still counted? Mũeller ( talk) 03:18, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Can anybody tell which combats the Casualties section exactly refers to? The article, in fact, does not seem to state why American soldiers died on New Mexican territory…-- Herfrid ( talk) 07:38, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Hi. I need some info about whereabouts of this painting by Boris Kustodiev. I appreciate any help like name of the river, the church in the background, source of the painting etc. Gnosis ( talk) 10:52, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Hello -- I am researching the life and artistic output of Guy Fleming, a commercial graphic artist who was did the jacket design and typography of a great number of important books published between 1955 - 1980 from publishers including Knopf, Farrar-Straus & Giroux, Harper, Random House, etc.
Though he was hailed by his peers in the field, the authors for whom he produced book (jackets, illustrations, maps, etc), and the marketplace where many of the books he helped produce went into subsequent printings having sold well, his work was not "documented" in secondary sources of graphic artists. As a commercial artist, the bulk of his work was not displayed or reviewed in the art world, and thus not documented except on the covers of books still circulating today.
I am his daughter and would like to produce a brief piece in Wikipedia describing his life and work. (I was urged to do this by a couple of blog writers that I came across who had found some of his book art and asked the question: "who is this Guy Fleming? we cannot find any biographical information on him.." etc.)
I only have my memories, a good deal of correspondence to me, a large number of the book jacket art (proofs), and a few items to document his life like college diplomas, newspaper articles re marriage/death, etc. Unfortuantely, a large quantity of the correspondence dealing with his work was disposed of after his death in 2001. I plan to do some travelling this winter to visit one of his artist friends for more information, and have started collecting online references to books that he designed/illustrated.
My question: is there a way to put together a brief biographical article without the standard printed biographical sources for someone like this? I have enough of his original correspondence to cite for some of the major events in his life and/or recollections from other family members and friends/colleagues. But again, I do not have standard secondary source material that seems to be required for an article in Wikepedia. Looking for some guidance on using primary source information to create an article.
Faith Fleming Faithfleming ( talk) 13:36, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
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Are there any shops mentioned by name in the book Neuromancer and if so, what are the names of those shops? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.170.142.48 ( talk) 02:54, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
In the US, if someone votes using an absentee ballot, but unfortunately passes away before the election day, is that vote still counted? Mũeller ( talk) 03:18, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Can anybody tell which combats the Casualties section exactly refers to? The article, in fact, does not seem to state why American soldiers died on New Mexican territory…-- Herfrid ( talk) 07:38, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Hi. I need some info about whereabouts of this painting by Boris Kustodiev. I appreciate any help like name of the river, the church in the background, source of the painting etc. Gnosis ( talk) 10:52, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
Hello -- I am researching the life and artistic output of Guy Fleming, a commercial graphic artist who was did the jacket design and typography of a great number of important books published between 1955 - 1980 from publishers including Knopf, Farrar-Straus & Giroux, Harper, Random House, etc.
Though he was hailed by his peers in the field, the authors for whom he produced book (jackets, illustrations, maps, etc), and the marketplace where many of the books he helped produce went into subsequent printings having sold well, his work was not "documented" in secondary sources of graphic artists. As a commercial artist, the bulk of his work was not displayed or reviewed in the art world, and thus not documented except on the covers of books still circulating today.
I am his daughter and would like to produce a brief piece in Wikipedia describing his life and work. (I was urged to do this by a couple of blog writers that I came across who had found some of his book art and asked the question: "who is this Guy Fleming? we cannot find any biographical information on him.." etc.)
I only have my memories, a good deal of correspondence to me, a large number of the book jacket art (proofs), and a few items to document his life like college diplomas, newspaper articles re marriage/death, etc. Unfortuantely, a large quantity of the correspondence dealing with his work was disposed of after his death in 2001. I plan to do some travelling this winter to visit one of his artist friends for more information, and have started collecting online references to books that he designed/illustrated.
My question: is there a way to put together a brief biographical article without the standard printed biographical sources for someone like this? I have enough of his original correspondence to cite for some of the major events in his life and/or recollections from other family members and friends/colleagues. But again, I do not have standard secondary source material that seems to be required for an article in Wikepedia. Looking for some guidance on using primary source information to create an article.
Faith Fleming Faithfleming ( talk) 13:36, 11 November 2017 (UTC)