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- ↑ Di Maggio, Nelson (2013). Artes Visuales en Uruguay: diccionario crítico[Visual Arts in Uruguay: Critical Dictionary] (in Spanish). Gussi Libros. ISBN 9789974991569.
- ↑ Rothschild, Saskia (20 January 2009). "Los museos llevan su arte por el mundo de la mano de Internet" [Museums Take Their Art to the World Through the Internet]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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