Talk:List of public art in Portland, Oregon/Archive 1

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De-accessioned Statues?

I've disputed the neutrality of this obviously pro-monument, pro-statuary article. It doesn't not give a single iconclastic viewpoint. I should also dispute its accuracy. It does not faithfully represent the toppling and official de-accession of a dozen or more of these public sculptures in 2020. Why not?

The mis-represents statues as still standing, that have actually fallen years ago. Jaredscribe (talk) 19:31, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

See George_Floyd_protests_in_Portland,_Oregon#Vandalism ---Another Believer _(Talk) 19:34, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

@Jaredscribe: This is a simple list, not an overview of the history of the city's public art. There are specific articles which cover the removals, such as the aforementioned protest link + Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage, not to mention the specific entry for each of the individual artworks. I don't think a neutrality tag is necessary here, though I'd certainly welcome a brief blurb about the removals in the introduction. Can other editors weigh in about the neutrality tag? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 21:56, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

I should also say, I'd support updating the list to note which artworks are no longer on public display, like we do for Template:Public art in Portland, Oregon. But, this is not an issue of neutrality. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 21:57, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

A violation of Wikipedia:Neutral point of view simply does not appear here. If Jaredscribe thinks it does, it would be helpful to quote a section of that policy that applies. A different cleanup tag, or actual cleanup of the article, may be a more appropriate next step. – Jonesey95 (talk) 22:58, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

I (The articles for the individual artworks bury the lede, and thus are also biased and factually inaccurate in the same way. A person reading the lede paragraph and seeing the first picture wouldn't know that they had been toppled or de-accessioned. This systemic bias appears to be due to @Another Believer's general editorship in this content area. i recently cleaned up the articles for Theodore_Roosevelt,_Rough_Rider and The_Promised_Land_(sculpture), partially. the others need to be cleaned up too. Since there is no guarantee they will stay this way, i'm confronting apparent systemic bias due to this inaccurate systemic ommision here. Jaredscribe (talk) 00:32, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Even if that article accurately reported the statues that were removed (and it does not), then it still would not justify the mis-representation of those statues here on this article. This article is factually inaccurate. There appears to be either gross incompetence, or else deliberate ignorance on the part of editors here. For example, both the Lincoln and the Roosevelt statues were de-accessioned. @Another Believer knows this, having edited those articles. Yet the article features photos of those toppled and officially de-accessioned statues, without any mention of this fact. Therefore it is both factually inaccurate, and due to the non-neutral manner in which it is factually inaccurate, its not worth my time fixing the article until the bias issue is confronted. Jaredscribe (talk) 00:05, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok, I hear that @Another Believer and others support adding mention of the toppling and de-accessioning events in the intro. Please add that, and then you may remove the neutrality tag. It shouldn't require a relative newcomer like myself to force the issue, since AB has been on Portland wikipedia for over a decade and has been maintaining alot of the articles in this content area.

Also, please mention within the list that toppled or de-accessioned statues are no longer on display.

Also, please remove or replace the Lincoln and Roosevelt image, with and image of the horizontal statue or the empty pedestal, since that is the current status.

After this happens, the article will be factually accurate, and we can remove the disputed and the POV tags. Jaredscribe (talk) 00:15, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

• I've removed the pointy neutrality tag, for which there seems to be consensus above, leaving the factual accuracy one. If things have been removed, that should be said. If "both the Lincoln and the Roosevelt statues were de-accessioned" is true, that seems so remarkable, it should be covered here or somewhere. Johnbod (talk) 03:38, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

  I've added two sentences which briefly mention recent removals. Any and all editors are welcome to expand further. I'm certainly not opposed to additional detail or historical context. Jaredscribe, this is a simple list of notable public artworks which have been displayed in Portland (current and former). This is not a list of only currently displayed public artworks in Portland. There was not a neutrality issue, as this list is simply intended to direct readers to more specific entries about specific notable artworks (which is why more than one editor has removed the tag). I have no problem with the suggestions you're making, but I don't think the tags are necessary. Ideally, this list would be more like List of public art in Westminster, which uses a table and templates such as Template:Public art row to give readers additional information. The Notes column would be where we could mention a specific artwork's removal. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 05:08, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

I'd support having two separate lists, List of public art in Portland, Oregon and List of public art formerly in Portland, Oregon, as with List of public art in London and List of public art formerly in London. The new list could be based on the seven relevant entries at List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests (which already uses {{Public art row}}), with the addition of the bust of York and any other relevant works if they exist. Removals of statues should be covered in the lede of this article as well (as they are currently). Ham II (talk) 11:05, 6 September 2022 (UTC)