Talk:Sabra Field

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The result was: promoted by GGOTCC (talk) 07:33, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that printmaker Sabra Field has been described as the "Grant Wood of Vermont"?

• Source: "“Over the course of her career she has received any number of accolades, and has been variously described as ‘the Grant Wood of Vermont,’ ‘the artist laureate of Vermont’ and as someone who ‘has touched more lives than any Vermont artist in history,’ ” said Richard Saunders, a Middlebury College professor and director of its Museum of Art." Valley News

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Odes 1.4

Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 210 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 20:24, 11 April 2026 (UTC).

• Comment: Please eliminate the WP:PROSELINE in the career section. The proposed hook is somewhat inside baseball and may not be interesting to a general audience. I can see further potential hooks about the success of the stamps or new ones being drawn from the documentary. Viriditas (talk) 00:55, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that a 1991 US postage stamp based on artwork by Sabra Field sold over 60 million copies?

@Viriditas and Thriley: Like that? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:01, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the alt. I would prefer a hook that gives insight into her style. I'll propose one shortly. Thriley (talk) 04:04, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

@Thriley: Just following up on the new ALT. Note that right now, the article doesn't seem to discuss her style, so that may need to be added to the article. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:14, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2 ... that printmaker Sabra Field, described as the "Grant Wood of Vermont", moved to the state to "live and work at home in a quiet hamlet that was good for kids and without pretense"? Thriley (talk) 21:26, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

@Thriley: The "Grant Wood of Vermont" mention was questioned above on "inside baseball" grounds, so it may be for the best to delete that. As for the quote itself, I'm not sure, it doesn't really sound that interesting to a broad audience either. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:16, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

• The article was nominated seven days after it was moved to mainspace. It also meets the length and sourcing requirements. I did not find any close paraphrasing, and the only copying I found were the cited quotes. A QPQ has been done and it was a full review. The article has PROSELINE issues that remain unresolved, so please address them. In addition, I agree with Viriditas that the mention of Grant Wood does not work due to being "inside baseball", so it needs to be removed. ALT0 is rejected on those grounds. ALT2 is a rather weak hook even if the mention of Wood is removed: quote hooks don't always work, and the information she said doesn't exactly stand out. Can you perhaps provide alternative angles? We could also go with ALT1, or one of Viriditas's suggestions, though if we do go with ALT1 we will need a new reviewer to sign it off. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:25, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
• ALT3 ...that printmaker Sabra Field moved to Vermont to "live and work at home in a quiet hamlet that was good for kids and without pretense"? Thriley (talk) 06:03, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

I like this quote very much. It captures some of the spirit of her art. Thriley (talk) 06:05, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

Can you please address the proseline? I'm not a fan of quotes in hooks, so I will leave that issue for others to determine. Viriditas (talk) 20:38, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

@Thriley: Yes, unfortunately, I have to agree with Viriditas here that this is not the best option. Could you please propose different hooks, or perhaps agree to ALT1? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:23, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

It has been almost a week since Viriditas' objection to the hook fact, and despite the above ping, there has been no response despite on-Wiki activity. Marking this for closure unless a completely new hook can be proposed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:22, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: ALT1 is fine. Thriley (talk) 02:44, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

• ALT4 ... that a postage stamp of a "red barn, blue sky and green hills" based on artwork by Sabra Field sold over 60 million copies?
• ALT5 ... that a postage stamp commemorating the bicentennial of Vermont based on artwork by Sabra Field sold over 60 million copies? Thriley (talk) 02:48, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

We need a new reviewer to sign off ALT1/ALT4/ALT5. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:05, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

• Approving ALT1, ALT4 and ALT5. Cielquiparle (talk) 09:09, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Tattoos

Given the popularity of woodcut tattoos, one wonders if the Vermont woodcut was popular as a tattoo. Viriditas (talk) 11:34, 6 May 2026 (UTC)