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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:35, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Lola Álvarez Bravo

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  • ... that photographer Lola Álvarez Bravo was described as "Mexico's most important painter"? "Alfonso Michel offered a surprising answer to the question, "Who is the most important painter in Mexico?": Lola Alvarez Bravo is the finest painter in Mexico".p. 11
    • ALT1:... that the last photograph taken of Frida Kahlo was shot by her friend Lola Álvarez Bravo? "The final photograph, Frida Kahlo on her Deathbed, 1954, was taken by Lola Álvarez Bravo after she and some of Frida's other closest friends had dressed Frida's corpse."p 25

Improved to Good Article status by SusunW (talk), Ipigott (talk), Lopifalko (talk), and David Eppstein (talk). Nominated by SusunW (talk) at 15:36, 25 December 2018 (UTC).

  • Article was promoted to GA on 23 December (within seven days), is over the prose minimum, appears to be within policy, primary hook is 99 characters, is interesting because it depicts a photographer as a painter, is accurate to the source, and isn't unduly negative. No image. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:41, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
  • Thank you. Restoring tick per your review. Yoninah (talk) 23:33, 3 January 2019 (UTC)