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- ↑ "Bio at Smithsonian National Museum of African Art".
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)[ dead link ] - ↑ 10 Years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa, edited by Sophie Perryer, 2004, Bell-Roberts Publishing, Cape Town.
- ↑ Memory keepers. Adams, Keith., Erasmus, Garth. (1st ed.). Betty's Bay [South Africa]: Backbooks Publishers. 2012. ISBN 9780620547161. OCLC 819390748.
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