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- ↑ Catharine Rembert, Augusta Wittkowsky: Concentric Circles (Columbia: McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, 1989)
- ↑ Francis M. Naumann and Bradley Bailey, Marcel Duchamp, Fountain: an Homage (New York: Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, 2017), 16.
- ↑ Oriane Stender, "Inside Out," (review of Halsey exh. At Ackland Art Museum), "South Carolina artist Aldwyth - artnet Magazine".
- ↑ Aldwyth: Work v./Work n
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- ↑ "Aldwyth: Fully Assembled".
- ↑ "S.C. Arts Commission announces 2015 Verner Award recipients - SC Arts Hub".
- ↑ Maura Hogan, "Highest SC arts award removes name of Elizabeth O’Neill Verner," The Post and Courier, Aug 24, 2020 Updated Oct 23, 2020. "Highest SC arts award removes name of Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | Columnists | postandcourier.com".
- ↑ "Demarest Fund award goes to 83-year-old South Carolina artist," The Pittsburgh Foundation, March 26, 2019. "Demarest Fund award goes to 83-year-old South Carolina artist | The Pittsburgh Foundation".