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Anyanwu (sculpture) was nominated as a Art and architecture good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time (December 27, 2022). There are suggestions on the review page for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.

A fact from Anyanwu (sculpture) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 October 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the United Nations described Ben Enwonwu's sculpture Anyanwu as "symbolic of the rising sun" of the new nation of Nigeria?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:54, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the United Nations described Ben Enwonwu's sculpture Anyanwu as "symbolic of the rising sun" of the new nation of Nigeria? Source: "It is a statue of a, woman, clad in the regalia of Royal Benin, an ancient kingdom which is now part of Nigeria, and is symbolic of the rising sun of a new nation." (Nigerian Sculpture at United Nations Headquarters)

Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Self-nominated at 08:26, 17 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

reviewed = Template:Did you know nominations/Grand Prospect Hall

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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All in all, the article meets the criteria for DYK, has an interesting and cited hook, and no clear rules violations. I think it should be good to go JJonahJackalope (talk) 18:13, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To T:DYK/P1

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Bi n in 1967 in Onitsha in Nigeria a sculptor 102.91.30.71 (talk) 16:32, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]