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A fact from Thomas N. Armstrong III appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 August 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Thomas N. Armstrong III transformed the Whitney Museum of American Art from a "dowdy repository of unfashionable old art" into a "flashy showcase for young hot shots"?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2026/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas N. Armstrong III.

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The result was: promoted by NewAccount7295 (talk) 16:01, 26 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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... that Thomas N. Armstrong III transformed the Whitney Museum of American Art from a "dowdy repository of unfashionable old art" into a "flashy showcase for young hot shots"?

Source: *Muchnic, Suzanne (March 12, 1990). "Whitney Turmoil Reverberates Through Art Community". The Berkshire Eagle. p. 16.

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Château de Logempré

5x expanded by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 168 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 01:10, 10 July 2026 (UTC).Reply

I will review this :) BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 18:15, 10 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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More than 5x expanded from Special:Permalink/1300817365. RPS 1181B to 8731B. Copyvio no issues. Hook is interesting! QPQ done. Good to go :) BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 18:24, 10 July 2026 (UTC)Reply