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Join us for the next '''Unforgetting L.A.''' edit-a-thon at the [[Getty Research Institute|Getty Research Institute]] on February 21!
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[[File:Getty_Museum_(3334818780).jpg|thumbnail|right|The Getty Museum]]
Who writes the history of art in Los Angeles? You do! Meetup with online magazine ''East of Borneo'' for a Wikipedia training workshop and edit-a-thon to build a better online history of Southern California art. This next meetup in the [[Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/EOB|Unforgetting L.A. series]] is hosted by the [[Getty Research Institute|Getty Research Institute]] (in partnership with L.A. as Subject). We'll focus on architecture and design, one of the Getty Research Institute's [http://www.getty.edu/research/special_collections/highlights/index.html major collecting areas]. '''As always, beginners welcome!''' We'll provide training for new editors with orientations offered every hour on the hour.<br><br>''Edit-a-thon participants will receive free parking with validation.''<br><br><hr>


'''What''': Unforgetting L.A. #8

'''When''': Saturday, February 21, 2015, 11am-4pm.

'''Where''': GRI Lecture Hall ([http://www.getty.edu/visit/center/plan/parking.html map + parking info])

'''Suggested Focus''': Architecture & Design

'''What to bring:''' Your laptop, power adapter, and any reference materials you'd like to work from or share. 

'''If you want to use GRI books:''' The library will be closed on the day of the event, but anyone can email reference@getty.edu before Friday 2/13 with a list of books from their collections that they would like to use during the event. Please include title, author, call number, and location (i.e. L3:Books, Library Annex, Storage, etc.) GRI will have the books available for you in the GRI Lecture Hall on 2/21. 

'''Facebook event page:''' https://www.facebook.com/events/1539886779613184

'''Website:''' [http://eastofborneo.org/unforgetting eastofborneo.org/unforgetting]

'''Twitter:''' [http://twitter.com/unforgettingLA @unforgettingLA] ♦ [http://twitter.com/eastofborneo @eastofborneo]
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==Background==
[[File:Unforgetting L.A. at 356 S Mission.jpg|thumbnail|right|June 2014 meetup at 356 S. Mission]]
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'''Unforgetting LA''' is a series of Wikipedia edit-a-thons started in July 2013 by the online art magazine [http://www.eastofborneo.org/ ''East of Borneo'']. We meet throughout the year at local museums and art spaces to train new editors and build a better online history of art in Southern California. Previous hosts include the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles]], the [[California African American Museum]], and the [[Schindler House|MAK Center for Art and Architecture]].

==RSVP==
''If you are new to Wikipedia and don't yet have an account, you can [http://www.eastofborneo.org/unforgetting RSVP here] instead!''
* [[User:StaceyEOB|StaceyEOB]] ([[User talk:StaceyEOB|talk]]) 18:25, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
* [[User:Penny Richards|Penny Richards]] ([[User talk:Penny Richards|talk]])
* [[User:Sslib|Sarah Sherman]] ([[User talk:Sslib|talk]])
* [[User:PKM|PKM]] ([[User talk:PKM|talk]]) (tentative)
*[[User:AnitaConchita|AnitaConchita]] ([[User talk:AnitaConchita|talk]])
*[[User:Lucas(CA)|Lucas(CA)]] ([[User talk:Lucas(CA)|talk]]) 03:26, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

==To-Do==
''Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.''<br>'''Please note: This is a crowdsourced list. You can help us by adding to it!'''<br>

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'''To create:'''
* [[Thornton Montaigne Abell]]
* [[Rachel Allen (architect)]][http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-echo20-2009jun20,0,5997068.story#axzz2nT8EKpIf]
* [[Hadley Arnold]]
* [[Marilyn Kay Austin]][http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2012/08/advanced_style_olympics_autry.php]
* [[William Sutherland Beckett]]
* [[John Gabriel Beckman]], art director / muralist painter [[Catalina Casino]] and [[TCL Chinese Theatre]]
* [[Maria Bergson]][https://books.google.com/books?id=d0EEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA107&ots=Isu_kRhaiF&dq=%22maria%20bergson%22&pg=PA107#v=onepage]
* [[Theodore C. Bernardi]]
* [[Rebecca Binder]]
* [[Jules Brady]]
* [[Elizabeth Eaton Burton]] [http://www.montecitojournal.net/archive/13/22/1084/]
* [[John Carden Campbell]]
* [[Regula Campbell]][http://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-24/realestate/re-2393_1_landscape-designs]
* [[Judith Chafee]][http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/master-builder/Content?oid=1065859]
* [[Eugene Kinn Choy]]
* [[Annie Chu]][http://architecture.woodbury.edu/member/annie-chu/]
* [[Rose Connor]][https://books.google.com/books?id=OpY0KmICqKYC&lpg=PA70&dq=%22Rose%20Connor%22%20design&pg=PA68#v=onepage]
* [[Jocelyn Domela]], landscape architect
* [[Ena Dubnoff]], architect
* [[Gordon Converse Drake]]
* [[Frederick Earl Emmons]]
* [[Marcos Ramirez ERRE]]
* [[Escher GuneWardena Architecture]]
* [[Frank Escher]]
* [[Ming Fung]][http://www.sciarc.edu/portal/people/directorship/index.html][http://hplusf.com/principals/]
* [[Joseph Anthony Gatto]][http://www.collegeart.org/obituaries/josephgatto]
* [[Ravi Gunewardena]]
* [[Coy Howard]]
* [[inSITE Festival]] [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/findingaids/mss0707.html]
* [[William Kesling]]
* [[Kupper, Eugene]]
* [[Thornton Ladd]]
* [[Max and Rita Lawrence]], co-founders of [[Architectural Pottery]]
* [[Glibert L. Leong]]
* [[L.A. School]]
* [[Frederic Lyman]]
* [[Allyn Edgar Morris]]
* [[Leonard Nadel]], photographer
* [[Victor Newlove]]
* [[The Periscope Project]], [http://www.wired.com/2012/11/mysterious-predator-drone-container/]
* [[John Leon Rex]]
* [[Michael Rotondi]]
* [[Waugh Smith]]
* [[Whitney Roland Smith]]
* [[LaGardo Tackett]]
* [[Beverley David Thorne]]
* [[Barbara Willis]], ceramist [http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/15/local/la-me-barbara-willis-20110915]
* [[Worley K. Wong]]

'''To improve:'''
* [[Armet Davis Newlove Architects]]
* [[Conrad Buff III]]
* [[John Byers (architect)]]
* [[Harry Gesner]]
* [[Harwell Hamilton Harris]]
* [[Brenda Levin]]
* [[Greta Magnusson-Grossman]]
* [[Carl Maston]]
* [[Norms Restaurants]], designed by Helen Liu Fong of Armet Davis Newlove Architects
* [[Ray Kappe]]
* [[Pann's]], designed by Helen Liu Fong of Armet Davis Newlove Architects
* [[Pierre Koenig]]
* [[Esther McCoy]]
* [[Norma Merrick Sklarek]]
* [[Timeline of Los Angeles]]

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==Outcomes==
''For a full list of project outcomes to date: [[Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/EOB#Outcomes]]''
* [[Jo Ann Callis]]
* [[Teddy Cruz]]
* [[JR (Julius Ralph) Davidson]], architect
* [[Richard Lee Dorman]]
* [[Frederick (Fred) Fisher]], architect
* [[Helen Liu Fong]]
* [[Donald Charles Hensman]]
* [[Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle]]
* [[Louis Hock]]
* [[Franklin D. Israel]]
* [[William Krisel]]
* [[Annie Lapin]]
* [[Morphosis Architects]]
* [[Edla Muir]]
* [[Los Angeles Poverty Department]]
* [[Raymond E. Page]]
* [[Marilyn Jorgenson Reece]]
* [[Ada Mae Sharpless]]
* [[Gin D. Wong]]
* [[Nancy Youdelman]]

Improved:
* [[Greta Magnusson-Grossman]]
* [[Hodgetts + Fung]]
* [[Ray Kappe]]
* [[Le Corbusier]]
* [[Erich Mendelsohn]]
* [[Nicholas Pevsner]]

==Resources==
[[File:Citing sources tutorial, part 1.ogv|thumb|Citing sources video tutorial -- part one]]
[[File:Citing sources tutorial, part 2.ogv|thumb|Citing sources video tutorial -- part two]]
<br>'''Please start here:'''<br>
*[http://www.eastofborneo.org/wikipedia Unforgetting L.A.: Getting Started (step-by-step instructions + links)]<br><br>

'''When in doubt:'''
*[[Wikipedia:ARTIST#Creative_professionals|Notability Guidelines for Artists & Creative Professionals]]
*[[Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies)|Notability Guidelines for Organizations]]
*[[Wikipedia:Plain_and_simple_conflict_of_interest_guide|Conflict of Interest policy]]
*[[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image Use Policy]]
*[[Wikipedia:NCPDAB#Disambiguating|Article Naming & Disambiguation]]<br><br>

Additional Tutorials:
*[[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Basic tutorial]]
*[[Wikipedia:Training/For_students|More detailed tutorial]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Adventure|Wikipedia Adventure - a silly but easy and effective tutorial!]]
*Citing sources video tutorials (about two minutes each, very helpful) ------------>



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