Talk:National Statuary Hall Collection/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Fork out "List of sculptures in the National Statuary Hall Collection"?

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See also: List of sculptures in the National Statuary Hall Collection

Related to the above discussion, I wonder how other editors feel about forking the current "Collection" section out into List of sculptures in the National Statuary Hall Collection? I find the current article a bit long, and I think separating out this content will allow editors to improve the flow and focus of the parent article, and also work on creating a quality list of the individual works within the collection. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 05:23, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

I was not that happy about including any works beyond the two (or three) specifically donated by the states. However I believe we need to keep this title, National Statuary Hall Collection for this list and do something else with the other works. Carptrash (talk) 16:04, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

I think splitting the detailed list out into its own article definitely makes sense, with such a long list of items. That would allow the main article to focus on the history and characteristics of the collection as a whole.-Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 16:13, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

@Bryanrutherford0: I could not agree more. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:15, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Two thumbs (all I've got) up for going to the List format. Carptrash (talk) 20:21, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

@Bryanrutherford0 and Carptrash:  Done I went ahead and created List of sculptures in the National Statuary Hall Collection by forking out the "State Gifts" section. I suppose the question now is, should this new list include all sculptures under the control of the Architect of the Capitol? Meaning, should we also move over the "Other statues of people" and "Allegorical or mythical sculptures" sections? I'm not entirely sure about the differences between "National Statuary Hall Collection" and "Architect of the Capitol". ---Another Believer _(Talk) 20:32, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Off the top of my head I'd say that the NSHC is just 100 statues (I think we should retain the ones that get kicked out) and who knows, maybe DC and Puerto Rico get some, and that the "Architect of the Capitol" collection is the figure on the dome, the Columbus Doors, the House & Senate pediments, a bunch of busts of Vice Presidents, and various other stuff. I have no problem including them in this list. Purists might disagree, but I am a "close enough for rock & roll" kind of a guy. Carptrash (talk) 21:22, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

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Edmund Kirby Smith

Seems the sculpture of Edmund Kirby Smith is being replaced, so there's possibly another article to add to the list. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 17:30, 21 February 2018 (UTC)