On 5/18/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
Silly question - are "artists' impressions" (pictures attempting to
illustrate a subject in the absence of definitive information) allowed in
Wikipedia? There are topics where we will never have a free image. Could we
envisage letting editors draw an image, stating clearly that it's simply an
"artist's impression"? Would it violate WP:OR?
Are you using "artists' impression" to refer specifically to something
drawn by _editors_, or are you including normal (as in
exhibited-in-a-museum) paintings? If it's the second option, then
clearly yes; just look at any illustrated article about a pre-1850s
battle or war.
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Kirill Lokshin