Talk:Bronwyn Bancroft/GA2

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Reviewer: Malleus Fatuorum 18:40, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

The opening paragraph reads rather awkwardly to me, but without knowing anything about Bancroft I'm not sure how best to rephrase it: "Bronwyn Bancroft ... is an Indigenous Australian artist and illustrator, and the first Australian fashion designer invited to show her work in Paris ... Bancroft has worked as a fashion designer, artist, illustrator and arts administrator." So she is an artist and illustrator, but has been a fashion designer? But then it says "has worked" in the final sentence, implying that she no longer works in any of those areas.

I've fiddled with this. See what you think.hamiltonstone (talk) 02:39, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Bancroft's first works were in fabric design." Not sure what that trying to say. "Bancroft began her artistic career as a fabric designer"?

Actually, i'm scrubbing the line altogether. I've read a source that suggests she may have done photography first.

"As a children's book illustrator, Bancroft has provided art work for over twenty books ...". Wouldn't something like "Bancroft has provided art work for over 20 children's books ..." be a little less round the houses?

Yes it would. Done. hamiltonstone (talk) 02:39, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"She has also received design commissions, including for the exterior of a sports centre in Sydney." Again, I'm not entirely certain I understand that. What does "received design commissions" mean? That she's been commissioned, for instance, to design the exterior of a Sydney Sports centre? What part of the exterior? The colour scheme? Murals?

"Beginning with commissioned art works, Bancroft has a long history of involvement in community activism ...". I don't see the link here. In what way are commissioned art works and community activism related?

Indeed. Changed. hamiltonstone (talk) 02:39, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Bronwyn" is a Welsh name that I was surprised to see given to an Indigenous Australian, and "Bancroft" seems like a rather curious skinname. Is "Bancroft" her mother's name? If it is, might be worth adding that. Are the full names of her mother and father not known?

Afraid nothing more is known from the sources I have found. Indigenous Australians do commonly have 'conventional' European nomenclature for their names, eg Gary Foley, Faith Bandler, Marcia Langton, Steve Dodd - although in the Central and Western Deserts and the Top End traditional names are more common, eg. Makinti Napanangka, Emily Kngwarreye.

Life and training

"... her Indigenous Australian father, Bill, was of the Djanbun clan, and her mother is of Scottish and Polish ancestry". It grates a little to see "her father was" alongside "her mother is".

I understand. The dual tenses occur in the original source, and I presume refer to him being deceased, and her not. Any suggestion (given that the sources don't actually explicitly say that)? hamiltonstone (talk) 03:34, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"... Bancroft undertook a Master of Studio Practice and a Master of Visual Arts (Paintings) at the University of Sydney". "Undertook" is a bit vague. Did she complete the courses?

Yes, and have edited to reflect that. hamiltonstone (talk) 03:37, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe this article now meets the GA criteria and I've listed it as such. I do have just one very minor point though, concerning the last sentence of the lead: "Bancroft sits on the boards of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, copyright collection agency Viscopy, and Tranby Aboriginal College." I'm always a bit dubious about statements like that without any date context. If I were to come across this article again next year, would she still have seats on all of those boards? --Malleus Fatuorum 14:19, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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