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William Walcot

William Walcot ( ; 10 March 1874 – 21 May 1943) was a Russian-Scottish architect, graphic artist and etcher, notable as an architect of refined Art Nouveau (Style Moderne) in Moscow, Russia. His trademark "Lady's Head" keystone ornament became the easily recognisable symbol of Russian Style Moderne. His career to a great extent falls into two halves: up to 1906 he worked as an architect in Russia, mainly in Moscow. Then in 1906 he moved to London, working initially as an architectural draftsman, but from the 1920s also finding considerable success as a printmaker in etching, still mostly on architectural subject matter. He represents one of the leading members of the final phase of the Etching Revival, in a boom which largely collapsed after the Great Crash of 1929.

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William Walcot ( ; 10 March 1874 – 21 May 1943) was a Russian-Scottish architect, graphic artist and etcher, notable as an architect of refined Art Nouveau (Style Moderne) in Moscow, Russia. His trademark "Lady's Head" keystone ornament became the easily recognisable symbol of Russian Style Moderne. His career to a great extent falls into two halves: up to 1906 he worked as an architect in Russia, mainly in Moscow. Then in 1906 he moved to London, working initially as an architectural draftsman, but from the 1920s also finding considerable success as a printmaker in etching, still mostly on architectural subject matter. He represents one of the leading members of the final phase of the Etching Revival, in a boom which largely collapsed after the Great Crash of 1929.

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  1. publication date: 1919 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1919". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364899164

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