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- ↑ "Exhibit | Victorious Secret by Angela Lorenz '87, P'18 | Brown University Library News". blogs.brown.edu/.
- ↑ Allen, Brian T. (6 April 2019). "The Rarefied, Cryptic, and Fascinating Medium of Artist's Books". National Review.
- ↑ "Angela Lorenz | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
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- ↑ "Lay Text | Women Artists in the Washington University Collections". pages.wustl.edu.
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