Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Woody Guthrie

Original - Woody Guthrie, 8 March 1943.

Reason: Cropped a bit tight, but full of personality. Not just the expression on his face and the tag on the guitar--it's interesting to see that the man who wrote "This Land Is Your Land" played with dirt under his fingernails. Restored version of Image:Woody Guthrie.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: Protest song, Woody Guthrie, List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Singer-songwriter, Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos), Mermaid's Avenue, This Land Is Your Land
Creator: Al Aumuller

Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 20:33, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good restoration of a superb photo. The only thing that concerns me is that the new black point is not as conservative as I would have prefered, but it's trivial compared to this pic's sheer photographic quality. Worth 1000 words indeed. Thegreenj 04:44, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good restoration, but its more like 1004 words (there are four in the photograph). Noodle snacks (talk) 05:11, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Much better than the other pic of Guthrie on Woody Guthrie. Just out of curiosity, just how does his guitar kill fascists? :P Intothewoods29 (talk) 16:09, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- If Tom Lehrer is a reliable source, it's "ready, aim, sing!" Durova^Charge! 20:48, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Or as Woody's kid said, "If you wanna end war and stuff, you gotta sing loud." Chick Bowen 04:12, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. What an expression. An excellent image. Mostlyharmless (talk) 23:17, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Such history. — ceranthor ^(strike) 00:23, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Agree with original concerns re tight crop, but overall a very good contribution for an influential performance artist. --jjron (talk) 08:09, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Woody Guthrie 2.jpg MER-C 12:06, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]