Talk:Hal Hirshorn

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The result was: promoted by Kingsif talk 21:41, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

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• ... that Hal Hirshorn, a photographer who used "19th-century techniques to create ethereal, haunting images," recreated the 1865 funeral of a wealthy Manhattanite for a 2011 photo series?

• Source: "A ubiquitous presence in New York’s art world, he also existed outside it, using 19th-century techniques to create ethereal, haunting images."

"In 2011, he staged a “funeral” for Seabury Tredwell, a wealthy Manhattanite who died in 1865, taking pictures of the procession as it moved from the Merchant’s House Museum, where Mr. Tredwell and his family had lived, in the East Village, to Grace Church and finally the New York City Marble Cemetery."

NY Times

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Robert J. Kleberg III
  • Comment: For Halloween.

Created by Thriley (talk) and Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 186 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 19:21, 8 September 2025 (UTC).

• Article was created on August 31st — 8 days ago, but leverage seems understandable (choice of promoter/other reviewer) on September 1, which is 7 days ago. Long enough and copyvio-free. I would like if the quote was gutted and it was ALT0a: "... that photographer Hal Hirshorn recreated the 1865 funeral of a wealthy Manhattanite for a 2011 photo series?" Though (discretion of promoter/compiler) this change might take off the Halloween edge it had. Is so, use ALT0. Overall, . Roast (talk) 21:13, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Better flow: ALT0b that photographer Hal Hirshorn, who used "19th-century techniques to create ethereal, haunting images," recreated the 1865 funeral of a wealthy Manhattanite for a 2011 photo series? Thriley (talk) 05:58, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

• @Thriley and Guerreroast: I was looking to promote this for Halloween, and hate to have questions now, but there's no dating of the "2011 photo series" in the article. I find the inclusion of the year useful in the hook, so could it be added to the article? Also, confirmation from Roast that alt0b is acceptable would be nice (given it's a level of tweaking within promoter remit, I don't find it necessary, but since I'm here asking anyway). Kingsif (talk) 00:03, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
  • @Kingsif: 1b is acceptable. Roast (talk) 00:17, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
• Thanks Roast, and article is now good to go. To prep 7. Kingsif (talk) 21:41, 27 October 2025 (UTC)