Template:Did you know nominations/Zig Jackson
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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 19:18, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
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Zig Jackson
- ... that Zig Jackson is the first Native American photographer to be represented in the collections of the Library of Congress? Source: "Zig Jackson Is First Contemporary Native American Photographer Represented at the Library of Congress". Library of Congress. May 11, 2005.
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Created by Lord Bolingbroke (talk). Self-nominated at 17:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Zig Jackson; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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Overall: 
Overall, I think this is looking good! I find the hook fascinating. I could have added the additional hook that he's the first Native American to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, but the source is less credible for that claim.
User has fewer than 5 DYKs, so QPQ is not required.
NOTE: The current URL for the source is broken, but I have grabbed the archive here. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 03:49, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Significa liberdade and Lord Bolingbroke: The two sources supporting the hook in our article say "first contemporary" and "first living" - since firsts tend to get extra scrutiny can we solve this apparent discrepancy? Also the lead is not sufficient, consider expanding it so that it introduces and summarizes the article. Bruxton (talk) 17:04, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Bruxton: For what it's worth, I found several sources that simply state Jackson is the first Native American photographer to be represented in LoC's collections without qualifying that as first contemporary or first living. From the University of Oregon: "Jackson became the first Native American to be represented in the collection of the National Library of Congress—as artist rather than subject—when the Prints and Photographs Division acquired a number of his images." [1] From Smithsonian: "[Jackson] was the first Native American photographer whose work was collected by the Library of Congress." [2] From the Portland Art Museum: "... [Jackson] was the first Native American photographer to enter the Library of Congress’ distinguished photography collection." [3] However, I would give more weight to LoC's own statement since they probably have a better knowledge of their collections than any of these other institutions. Would you be ok with changing the hook to "first contemporary Native American photographer" to align with the wording of the LoC source? – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 18:12, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
- ALT0a: ... that Zig Jackson is the first contemporary Native American photographer to be represented in the collections of the Library of Congress?
- Per tweak suggestion above. Please also expand the lead so that it introduces the topic. Bruxton (talk) 19:17, 24 March 2024 (UTC)