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{{Infobox artist | name = Helaine Blumenfeld | image = Heline Blumenfeld Geograph-860980-by-Brian-Robert-Marshall.jpg | image_size = | alt = Two tall figures in white marble; that on the left looks like an old man with a big head | caption = ''Angels: Harmony'', [[Asthall Manor]], [[Asthall]] | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1942}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[United States]] | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | residence = [[Grantchester]], [[South Cambridgeshire]], [[England]]<ref name="independent"/> | alma_mater = [[Columbia University]]<br>[[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]] | spouse = [[Yorick Blumenfeld]] | field = | training = [[Ossip Zadkine]] | movement = | works = | patrons = | awards = Premio Pietrasanta nel Mondo, 2007<br>Honorary [[OBE]], 2011 | elected = | website = {{url|helaineblumenfeld.com}} | bgcolour = | signature = }} '''Helaine Blumenfeld''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 1942) is an American [[sculptor]].{{r|gov}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Christensen|first1=Anne Gro|title=Henter 17 tonn kunst til Norge|url=https://www.ringblad.no/kultur/henter-17-tonn-kunst-til-norge/s/1-97-5334599|publisher=[[Ringerikes Blad]]|date=5 October 2010}}</ref> She lives in the [[United Kingdom]] and works there and in [[Pietrasanta]], in [[Tuscany]] in central [[Italy]]. She created large scale sculptures in [[marble]] and [[bronze]] many of which are executed by the the artisans of Pietrsanta.{{r|acn}} Blumenfeld has created over 50 large-scale commissions for the public and private sector.<ref name=gov/> Examples of her work by are in the collections of [[Clare College, Cambridge]], the [[Salisbury Cathedral]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld unveils works at Salisbury Cathedral|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sculptor-helaine-blumenfeld-unveils-works-at-salisbury-cathedral-v8xthljp25h|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=11 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Faratin|first1=Pejman|title=Helaine Blumenfeld’s Messenger of the Spirit sculptures unveiled|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/11/gallery-helaine-blumenfeld-sculptures-unveiled-2013-3592323/|publisher=[[Metro (British newspaper)]]|date=11 April 2013}}</ref>, the [[Courtauld Gallery]], the [[Smithsonian]] and the [[Tate]],{{r|ft}} and two large-scale works in marble are installed in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]], in central [[London]].{{r|wsi}} [[The Guardian]] newspaper has stated that, "Blumenfeld is one of the most respected sculptors of her generation, regarded by some as the heir to [[Henry Moore]] and [[Barbara Hepworth]]."<ref name="theguardian.com"/> == Early life == Blumenfeld completed a [[PhD]] in in moral philosophy at [[Columbia University]] in 1964, and then went to [[Paris]] to study art under [[Ossip Zadkine]].<ref name="independent"/>She studied sculpture at the [[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]].<ref name=wsi2/> == Career == In 1966, Blumenfeld had her first exhibition, showing a group of polished bronzes at the [[Palais Pálffy]] in [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=H. Peter Stern |author2=David Collens |title=Sculpture at Storm King |publisher=[[Abbeville Publishing Group]] |isbn=9780896590830 |page=101 |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BBxQAAAAMAAJ&q=helaine+blumenfeld++Palais+P%C3%A1lffy&dq=helaine+blumenfeld++Palais+P%C3%A1lffy&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi338ez8IjcAhWKWX0KHXWcANIQ6AEILjAB}}</ref> This was soon followed by two exhibitions of her work in [[New York City|New York]], firstly at the Chapman Gallery in 1969<ref>{{cite book |title=Female Artists, Past and Present, Volume 2, Part 4 |date=1974 |publisher=Women's History Research Center, [[Pennsylvania State University]] |page=87}}</ref> and secondly at the Bonino Gallery, in 1971.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Judith Tannenbaum |authorlink1=Judith Tannenbaum |title=New York Art Yearbook, Volume 1 |date=1975 |publisher=Noyes Art Books, the [[University of Michigan]] |page=11}}</ref> Her first retrospective at the Bonino Gallery was in 1976 and was followed by exhibitions at the [[Alex Rosenberg|Alex Rosenberg Gallery]] in the 1980s, including, in 1985, ''A British Dialogue: From Perry Green to Cambridge'', a presentation of her work with those of [[Henry Moore]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Henry Moore and Blumenfeld seminal works to go on show |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31132342 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Helena |title=What to book: Helaine Blumenfeld and Henry Moore at the Bowman Gallery |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/bazaar-art/news/a34448/what-to-book-helaine-blumenfeld-and-henry-moore-at-the-bowman-gallery/ |publisher=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> Blumenfeld continued to show her work in solo and group exhibitions in [[London]], [[Pietrasanta]] and [[Norway]] throughout the 1990s. Notable solo exhibitions during this period include Het Depot [Holland 2007], [[The Town Hall]] [Oslo 2010], Helaine Blumenfeld in [[Pietrasanta]] [2011], and Messenger of the Spirit at [[Salisbury Cathedral]] [2013].<ref name="woolf"/> In 2004, Blumenfeld was elected as vice president of the [[Royal British Society of Sculptors]], and served until 2009. She was a member of the Arts Advisory Panel of the [[Arts Council of Great Britain]] between 1981 and 1988.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Critical Judgement, Thirty Six Annual Report and Accounts 1980/81|pages=36|url=https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/The%20Arts%20Council%20of%20Great%20Britain%20-%20Thirty-sixth%20annual%20report%20and%20accounts%201980_81.pdf|publisher=[[Arts Council of Great Britain]]}}</ref> In September, 2016, she unveiled her artwork ''[[Fortuna]]'', named after the Roman goddess of fortune.<ref name="fortuna">{{cite news|last1=Joyce|first1=Niall|title=Sculptor hopes her latest work will ‘inspire’ Canary wharf community|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/sculptor-hopes-her-latest-work-will-inspire-canary-wharf-community-1-4716894|publisher=[[Docklands & East London Advertiser]]|date=29 September 2016}}</ref> In January 2018, Blumenfeld donated a sculpture entitled ''Tree of Life: Encounter'' to [[The Woolf Institute]].<ref name="bbc1">{{cite news|title=Blumenfeld sculpture donated to The Woolf Institute|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42641912|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=11 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Comber|first1=Ben|title=A very close Encounter of the beautiful kind unveiled at Cambridge’s Woolf Institute|url=http://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambridge/a-very-close-encounter-of-the-beautiful-kind-unveiled-at-cambridge-s-woolf-institute-1-5361471|publisher=Cambridge Independent|date=20 January 2018}}</ref> === Collections === Her sculptures has been featured in many public and private collections around the world, including Het Depot, [[Salisbury Cathedral]] and [[Clare College, Cambridge]]. A piece of sculptural jewellery acquired by the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shadow |url=http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1380838/shadow-shadow-pendant-blumenfeld-helaine/ |website=vam.ac.uk |publisher=[[Victoria and Albert Museum]]}}</ref> == Selected work == === Figurative Landscape === Figurative Landscape is her first major public commission. The 5-part Norwegian granite sculpture was installed in The Henry Reuss Federal Plaza in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]] in 1983. The aim of the project was to revitalize and humanize the new downtown redevelopment area, whose centre was the Reuss Building and Plaza.<ref>{{cite book |title=Milwaukee Magazine, Volume 13, Issues 1-6 |date=1988}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Art and Artists |date=1985 |publisher=[[Hansom Books]] |page=11}}</ref> === Spirit of Life === Spirit of Life is a sculpture sited in 2005 in a small park on the grounds of a hospital for terminally ill cancer patients in [[Newport News]], [[Virginia]], USA. The goal of the project was to give people a place of respite and spiritual peace.<ref>Carol Capo, in the Hampton Roads [[Daily Press]], 27 November 2005</ref> === Fortuna === Fortuna at 5 metres high is Blumenfeld's tallest sculpture to date. It was installed in Jubilee Park at [[Canary Wharf]], [[London]] in 2016. The patinated bronze is inspired by the eponymous Roman goddess of destiny and evokes the fullness and complexity of the human condition.<ref name="fortuna"/> === Tree of Life: Encounter === Tree of Life: Encounter was commissioned for the [[Woolf Institute]]'s new purpose-built headquarters on the site of [[Westminster College]], [[Cambridge]]. The sculpture was inspired by the aims of the [[Woolf Institute]] to bring about understanding between [[Jews]], [[Christians]] and [[Muslims]] in order to reduce intolerance.<ref name="bbc1"/> == Exhibitions<ref>{{cite web|title=Helaine Blumenfeld - Biography|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/helaine-blumenfeld/biography|publisher=[[Artnet]]|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref name=Cass/> == {{Expand list}} {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * 2018 Solo exhibition, ‘Tree of Life’ at [[Ely Cathedral]] * 2017 Participant, ‘Carrara to Hui’an, Hui’an, China * 2016 Solo exhibition, ‘Hard Beauty’ at Hignell Gallery * 2015 ‘Helaine Blumenfeld / Henry Moore: A Dialogue 1985-2015’ at Bowman Sculpture * 2014 Participant, Crucible 2, [[Gloucester Cathedral]] * 2014 Solo exhibition, Lichfield Cathedral * 2014 Masterpiece Art Fair with Bowman Sculpture * 2014 Co-curator and Participant Sculpture in the Garden: The Visionary Landscape of Professor Sir [[Robert Burgess]], Harold Martin Botanical Gardens, [[University of Leicester]] * 2013 Solo exhibition, ‘Messenger of the Spirit’, [[Salisbury Cathedral]] * 2012 Participant, 3rd Sculpture Promenade, [[Fitzwilliam Museum]], [[Cambridge]] * 2012 Helaine Blumenfeld, Robert Bowman Gallery, [[London]] * 2011 Sculpture in the Garden, 10th Anniversary, Harold Martin Botanical Gardens, [[University of Leicester]] * 2011 Helaine Blumenfeld Pietrasanta * 2010 Sculpture at Woburn, Woburn Abbey, [[Bedfordshire]] * 2010 Taking Risks, Robert Bowman Gallery, London * 2010 Shanghai Art Fair with Robert Bowman Modern * 2010 Cambridge Art Fair, Chilford Hall, Linton, UK * 2010 The Heart Head and Hands, Harold Martin Botanical Gardens, Leicester University * 2010 Masterpiece Art Fair with Robert Bowman Modern * 2010 Crucible Exhibition, Gloucester Cathedral, with Gallery Pangolin * 2010 Participant, Scultura in Valigia, Insa Gallery, Seoul, South Korea * 2010 Blumenfeld in the Oslo Town Hall, Town Hall Oslo with Anfinsen Kunst * 2009 Exhibited at London Art Fair with Robert Bowman Modern * 2009 Breaking the Surface, Arts Club, Dover Street, London * 2009 Participated in 2009 Interart Exhibition, Heeswijk-Dinther, [[The Netherlands]] * 2009 Participant, Scultura in Valigia, [[Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts]], Alabama, USA * 2008 Exhibited at London Art Fair with Robert Bowman Modern * 2008 The Space Within, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London * 2008 Solstrand, Honefoss, Norway with Anfinsen Kunst * 2008 Letting Go, Robert Bowman Modern, London * 2007 Helaine Blumenfeld: Visionary Landscapes, Sala delle Grasce, Pietrasanta, Italy * 2007 Het Depot Sculpture Gallery, Wageningen, The Netherlands * 2007 Curator and participant, Masters and Emerging Sculptors from Studio Sem, Pietrasanta, Harold Martin Botanical Gardens, Leicester University * 2006 Blumenfeld: In the Garden, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London * 2006 Curator and Participant, Sculpture in the Garden, Harold Martin Botanical Gardens, University of Leicester * 2006 Transcendence, Robert Bowman Modern, London * 2005 Exhibited at Olympia with Robert Bowman Gallery * 2005 Moore Inspired, Sidney Cooper Gallery, University College, Canterbury * 2004 Metaphor and Transformation, Galleri Roenland, Norway * 2004 Intimacy: New Sculptures in Marble, SG Gallery, London * 2003 Helaine Blumenfeld, Albemarble Gallery, London * 2003 Curator and participant, Sculpture from Pietrasanta, Harold Martin Botanical Gardens, [[Leicester University]] * 2003 Donna Scultura, Chiostro di Sant' Agostino, Pietrasanta, Italy * 2003 Light Vision and Transformation, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London * 2002 New Sculptures: Transformation, Galeria d’Arte La Subbia, Pietrasanta, Italy * 2002 Curator and participant, Sculpture in the Garden, Harold Martin Botanical Gardens, [[Leicester University]] * 2002 Het Depot Sculpture Gallery, [[Wageningen]], [[The Netherlands]] * 2001 Broughton Gallery, Cambridge, UK * 2001 [[Royal British Society of Sculptors]]: Summer Show, London * 2001 A Retrospective, Wimpole Hall, the National Trust, Cambridge, UK * 2001 Galleri Roenland, Oslo, Norway * 2000 Galleri Roenland, Oslo, Norway * 2000 Royal British Society of Sculptors Show, London. Elected Fellow of Royal British Society of Sculptors * 1998 Galleri Roenland, Oslo, Norway * 1998 CCA Gallery, Cambridge, UK * 1997 Mythology: Recent Sculpture, [[Albemarle Gallery]], London * 1997 Wimpole Hall, the National Trust, [[Cambridge]], UK * 1995 Ad Occhi Aperti, Chiostro di Sant' Agostino, Pietrasanta, Italy * 1994 Helaine Blumenfeld: Myth & Metaphor, La Subbia Gallery, [[Pietrasanta]], [[Italy]] * 1994 Tresors d’Art, with Sarina Tang Fine Art, Singapore * 1992 Helaine Blumenfeld: Cambridge 1972-1992, CCA Gallery, Cambridge, UK * 1992 Masters of Modern Sculpture: Archipenko, Blumenfeld, Brancusi, Chadwick, and Moore, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Lichtenstein * 1991 Trent’anni da Sem, Pietrasanta, Italy * 1990 Forum International Exhibition, Düsseldorf, with Leinster Fine Art * 1990 Studio D’Arte La Subbia, Viareggio, Italy * 1989 Chicago International Art Exposition with Leinster Fine Art * 1989 3rd International Contemporary Art Fair, [[Los Angeles]] with Leinster Fine Art, London * 1989 Blue Hill Cultural Center, Pearl River. New York Hopper House, Nyack, New York * 1988 Leinster Fine Art, London * 1987 Helaine Blumenfeld - Figurative Landscapes: Sculptures for the National Dance Institute, Alex Rosenberg Gallery, New York. * 1986 Galleri Kampen, Oslo, Norway * 1986 Blumenfeld: Recent Work, Leinster Fine Art * 1985 [[Henry Moore]]/Helaine Blumenfeld: Dialogue, Alex Rosenberg Gallery, New York * 1985 Villa Schiff, [[Montignoso]], [[Italy]] * 1985 ArtExpo, [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]] * 1985 Helaine Blumenfeld Sculpture, [[Coventry]], Whitefriars * 1984 Galleri Kampen, [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] * 1984 Le Salon des Nations, Paris. Toujours L'Elegance, Leinster Fine Art * 1981 Four American Sculptors Working in Britain, [[Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts]], [[Norwich]] * 1980 Palazzo Mont Edisone, [[Viareggio]], [[Italy]] * 1980 Aberbach Fine Art, London * 1979 Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens * 1978 FIAC, Galerie Jacques Kaplan, [[Grand Palais]], [[Paris]] * 1977 Galerie Attali, Paris * 1976 Retrospective 1966-1976, Bonino Gallery, New York * 1974 Bonino Gallery, New York * 1973 [[Kettle's Yard]], Cambridge, UK * 1971 Bonino Gallery, [[New York City|New York]] * 1969 [[Palais Royal]], Galerie Jacques Casanova, [[Paris]] * 1968 Chapman Gallery, New York {{Div col end}} == Personal life == She is married to [[Yorick Blumenfeld]], a writer and has two sons, [[Remy Blumenfeld]], a TV producer and Jared Blumenfeld, an environmentalist<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news|last1=Cumming|first1=Ed|title=A sculptor’s space: inside the home of Helaine Blumenfeld|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/19/a-sculptors-space-helaine-blumenfeld-home-oxford|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="independent">{{cite news|last1=Karen|first1=Wright|title=Helaine Blumenfeld: 'Art is a commitment to risk, a reflection of life – nothing stays the same'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/helaine-blumenfeld-art-is-a-commitment-to-risk-a-reflection-of-life-nothing-stays-the-same-7827250.html|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=8 June 2012}}</ref> Helaine lives in [[Cambridge]] and [[Italy]] with her husband [[Yorick Blumenfeld]]. == Awards & recognition == *Blumenfeld is [[vice-president]] of the [[Royal British Society of Sculptors]].{{r|ft}} *In 2007 she won the Premio Pietrasanta nel Mondo.<ref name="independent"/> *She received an honorary [[OBE]] in July 2011. The ward was presented by Culture Secretary [[Jeremy Hunt]] at the [[House of Commons]].{{r|gov}} * In 2002, Blumenfeld received an honorary doctor of letters from [[Leicester University]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Honorary Graduate's Speech: Dr Helaine Blumenfeld, Doctor of Letters (DLitt)|url=https://www.le.ac.uk/press/ebulletin/people/honsspeechhelaineblumenfeld.html|agency=[[University of Leicester]]|publisher=EBulletin|date=July 2002}}</ref> == In popular culture == A documentary film named ''Hard Beauty'', directed by Rupert Edwards, is based on Blumenfeld's life and work.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Rupert |title=Helaine Blumenfeld: Britain’s most successful sculptor you’ve never heard of |url=https://theartsdesk.com/tv-visual-arts/helaine-blumenfeld-britain%E2%80%99s-most-successful-sculptor-you%E2%80%99ve-never-heard |publisher=[[The Arts Desk]] |date=17 April 2018}}</ref> The film was premiered on [[Sky Arts]] in April 2018.<ref name="woolf">{{cite news |title=Helaine Blumenfeld documentary to premiere on Sky Arts |url=https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/news/helaine-blumenfeld-documentary-to-premiere-on-sky-arts |publisher=Woolf.cam.ac.uk |date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> == Further reading == * {{cite book|author1=Nicola Upson|author2=|authorlink1=Nicola Upson|authorlink2=|title=Mythologies: The Sculpture of Helaine Blumenfeld|date=1998|publisher=[[Overlook Press]]|isbn=978-08-795188-0-6|url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Mythologies.html?id=59BXAQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y}} * {{cite book|title=The Sculpture of Helaine Blumenfeld. Text by Edward Lucie-Smith|date=1982|publisher=Sinclair Browne Ltd, London|isbn=978-08-6-30002-4-9|url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/first-edition/Sculpture-Helaine-Blumenfeld-Text-Edward-Lucie-Smith/1570940118/bd}} * {{cite book |author1=Robert Bowman |title=Helaine Blumenfeld - Henry Moore: A Dialogue, 1985-2015 |date=November 2016 |publisher=Trafalgar Square |isbn=978-0956120441}} * <ref>{{cite book |author1=Nicola Upson |title=Helaine Blumenfeld : mythology, recent sculpture |date=1997 |publisher=[[Albemarle Gallery]]}}</ref> == Gallery == <gallery class="center" widths="176px" heights="150px"> File:The Lancasters, Bayswater.jpg| ''[[The Lancasters]]'' in [[Bayswater]], [[London]] featuring the 'Tempesta' statue File:The Chauvinist sculpture in Cambridge.jpg|Sculpture "The Chauvinist", [[Hills Road, Cambridge]], [[England]] File:The Chauvinist Geograph-631929-by-RichTea.jpg|''The Chauvinist'', [[Hills Road, Cambridge|Hills Road]], Brooklands Road File:Goodwood Helaine Blumenfeld.jpg|''Spirit of Life'' at [[Cass Sculpture Foundation]] in Goodwood/UK </gallery> == See also == * [[List of American artists]] {{Portal bar|Biography|Art|United States}} == References == {{reflist|refs= <ref name=acn>Tom Flynn (2013). [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/columns-and-international/london-eye/london-eye-june-2013/ London Eye: June 2013]. Auction Central News. Accessed February 2017.</ref> <ref name=Cass>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110825141724/http://www.sculpture.org.uk/HelaineBlumenfeld/biography/ Helaine Blumenfeld: Biography]. Cass Sculpture Foundation. Archived 25 August 2011.</ref> <ref name =ft>Simon de Burton (3 January 2009). [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/539de12c-d939-11dd-ab5f-000077b07658.html?ft_site=falcon&desktop=true The Henry Moores of the Future?]. ''The Financial Times''. Accessed February 2017.</ref> <ref name=gov>[Department for Culture, Media & Sport] (15 July 2011). [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/internationally-renowned-sculptor-receives-honour Internationally renowned sculptor receives honour]. Department for Culture, Media & Sport and Jeremy Hunt. Accessed February 2017.</ref> <ref name=wsi>[s.n.] (25 July 2013). [http://www.wsimagazine.com/uk/browse-by-continent/europe/united-kingdom/sculpture-brings-beauty_20130725092941.html Sculpture Brings Beauty: Helaine Blumenfeld's Spirit of Life Ends Festival of Tat at London's Park Lane]. ''Wall Street International''. Accessed February 2017.</ref> <ref name=wsi2>Tom Flynn (22 May 2015). [http://wsimag.com/art/15625-blumenfeld-and-moore-a-new-dialogue Blumenfeld and Moore – a new dialogue]. ''Wall Street International''. Accessed February 2017.</ref> }} == External links == * [http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/helaine-blumenfeld-interview-beauty-has-no-real-meaning-any-more Helaine Blumenfeld: ‘Beauty has no real meaning any more’] at ''[[Studio International]]'' * [https://www.ft.com/content/3365fabe-7e4f-11e8-8e67-1e1a0846c475 Q&A with sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld] at ''[[Financial Times]]'' * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06dh69g Helaine Blumenfeld, Dale Harding; Stella Tillyard] at ''[[BBC Radio]]'' {{:Commons category inline|Helaine Blumenfeld}} {{:Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blumenfeld, Helaine}} [[:Category:1942 births]] [[:Category:Living people]] [[:Category:Columbia University alumni]] [[:Category:American sculptors]] [[:Category:Honorary Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] [[:Category:English sculptors]]

Hi, I'm making an edit request as suggested by User:Justlettersandnumbers. I tried my best to follow the guidelines of Wikipedia. I would request to editors to review and accept if it meets with your approval. Thank you. --MrDavies (talk) 12:24, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

MER-C, QEDK, sorry to bother you, but do you see anything familiar here? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 20:31, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

Hi, It has been several weeks, since I submitted, but still my edits has not been reviewed. Can anyone please review it? --MrDavies (talk) 15:07, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

This edit request was indeed reviewed on 17 July 2018 where it was declined.  spintendo  23:41, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

My apologies for getting back here so late @Justlettersandnumbers: (shifting cities, new laptops, and more). I hope it's resolved now, you can always message me on my talk if you want to engage me further. --QEDK (後 ☕ 桜) 16:20, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Why my edits are being declined, whereas I clearly disclosed my COI and also admitted I'm PAID (here) (though I'm not financially benefited for Wiki editing) but Wikipedia wants to consider me as a paid editor per their policy and the issue has already been discussed here. Then why my edits are being denied even after I've followed all the guidelines properly. I would request to Wikipedia staff to review my edits and approve. Thanks --MrDavies (talk) 16:25, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

@Eggishorn, Voceditenore, QEDK, and Spintendo: Can you please look into this. Thanks --MrDavies (talk) 16:35, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Your edits aren't declined, they're pending review. Please note there's no official restriction on direct editing, but doing so opens up the realm of strict sanctioning should you fail to follow Wikipedia policy. Your best bet is to find active content contributors (who are not related to this particular COI) and have them vet your proposed changes BEFORE you make them. --QEDK (後 ☕ 桜) 16:43, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

I declined this edit request because although MrDavies appears to be a paid editor, no appropriate disclosure appears to have been made in relation to this page; and also because the proposed content is promotional in intent and in tone, and Wikipedia does not tolerate promotion of any kind. We don't add inappropriate content even if COI guidelines are followed – "Requested edits are subject to the same standards as any other, and editors may decline to act on them". Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:30, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Right, missed the decline. It's as Justlettersandnumbers says, I haven't gone through it but that's how it is, you can always approach WP:COIN, but first you should familiariaze yourself with the appropriate polices. --QEDK (後 ☕ 桜) 19:41, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

QEDK, thanks for commenting. I'm so sorry, I had forgotten that I had pinged you and MER-C here for a reason: the troubled history of this page and others relating to members of the same family – this edit of yours, for example. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 20:45, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

A couple of thoughts. I'm also coming to this a bit late. I was in Italy until September 3rd and am still trying to catch up here. Anyhow, a couple of thoughts on the request and its decline. MrDavies has now formally declared his paid-editing status. There's no longer a reason to decline his proposed edits on the basis that he is an undisclosed paid editor. Nor, in my view, on the sole basis that there is a "promotional intent" regardless of the actual content. There is however, a basis for declining on the basis that the content itself is promotional. In my view, the proposed edit as currently written definitely has a promotional "feel" about it. Having said all this, this is a notable artist and the article definitely should be expanded. The question is, who should do it. The waters have already been muddied by previous editors' socking and copyright violations on a whole suite of articles devoted to the Blumenfeld family, including this one. Unfortunately, just about every edit proposed by someone with a COI, even a declared one, is now going to meet with resistance. I would be happy to gradually expand this article (although the finished product will not be quite like the proposed edit above). I could also try to enlist the help of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red. Does that sound like a plan? Voceditenore (talk) 15:53, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Since I haven't heard any howls of protest, I've started expanding the article. Note: I will not be including the lengthy list of all her exhibitions as proposed above by MrDavies. That is appropriate for Blumenfeld's website, but not an encyclopedia article. I will mention some of the more notable ones in the "Life and career" section. Voceditenore (talk) 14:15, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Hmm, I seem to have forgotten to add my howl of approval. I did a certain amount of work here after removing the copyvio, but I think I just about exhausted my interest in the topic, and am nothing but pleased to see it taken forward by an expert editor – thank you, VdT! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:22, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Update

I have pretty much finished the biography. In coming weeks, I plan to add a "Works" section to include descriptions of some of her more prominent pieces of public art as well as the mediums and techniques she uses. Voceditenore (talk) 15:13, 8 September 2018 (UTC)