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- ↑ "Offers Art Education. Farrell Sees More More Emphasis In Liberal Side With New Murals" . The Manhattan Republic. Manhattan, Kansas. November 1, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Open western art display during Abilene conference" . The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. October 20, 1970. p. 7. Retrieved February 14, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ A New Mexico tradition, Southwestern realism: William Acheff, James Asher, Glenna Goodacre, Roy Grinnell, Allan Houser, Wilson Hurley, Harvey W. Johnson, James Kramer, Dave McGary, Gary Morton, William Moyers, Gary Niblett, Morris Rippel, Gordon Snidow, Bettina Steinke, Paul Strisik, Wayne Wolfe. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico. 1990. p. 59. OCLC 23173384.