Lesson plan
BillyBoy*
BillyBoy* (born 10 March 1960), also written as Billy Boy, is an American artist, socialite, and fashion designer. By the 1980s, BillyBoy* had become closely associated with Barbie, following a brief but prolific collaboration with Mattel that resulted in two Barbie dolls. A devoted collector, he amassed an extensive Barbie collection and developed a friendship with pop artist Andy Warhol, who used one of his dolls as the basis for the painting Barbie, Portrait of BillyBoy* (1986).
Article summary
BillyBoy* (born 10 March 1960), also written as Billy Boy, is an American artist, socialite, and fashion designer. By the 1980s, BillyBoy* had become closely associated with Barbie, following a brief but prolific collaboration with Mattel that resulted in two Barbie dolls. A devoted collector, he amassed an extensive Barbie collection and developed a friendship with pop artist Andy Warhol, who used one of his dolls as the basis for the painting Barbie, Portrait of BillyBoy* (1986).
Key claims
- date of birth: 1960-03-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1960-03-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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