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On 17 December 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Mel Edwards to Melvin Edwards. The result of the discussion was moved.

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Requested move 17 December 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Moved to Melvin Edwards. (non-admin closure) cyberdog958^Talk 05:40, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mel Edwards → Melvin Edwards – Switch to the full name of the subject of the article. Edwards is rarely referred to by "Mel" in publications. He is referred to as "Melvin" in The New York Times as far back as 1993 1, 2, 3, 4; Artforum as far back as 1965 1, 2, 3, 4; The Boston Globe; The Dallas Morning News; Hyperallergic; a range of other art publications/news outlets; and all of the subject's monographic books (1993 Neuberger Museum of Art; 2015 Nasher Sculpture Center; and 2018 Sao Paulo Museum of Art). 19h00s (talk) 17:09, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nomination. At the bottom of the article there are 66 inline cites, followed by six bulleted entries under "Cited references", seventeen under "Further reading" and five under "External links", including a personal website. Other than a couple of "Mel" entries, all the remaining sources depict the name as "Melvin". —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 22:33, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Ngrams show a preference for Melvin Edwards. Theparties (talk) 23:33, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Restructure/Updates

Don't mind me, just throwing together a quick outline of the restructuring/additions I'm planning to continue making :) more tk

Things left to cover:

Printmaking techniques/evolution
Add'l travel (Brazil in the 80s, Cuba after the 80s, add'l travel around Africa)
Add'l details on '93 retrospective
Other notable public works
Details on larger freestanding sculptures (via Potts/Gear/Brenson)

--19h00s (talk) 15:43, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]