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- ↑ NGJ, National Gallery of Jamaica (2017). 2017 Jamaica Biennial Catalogue. Kingston, Jamaica: National Gallery of Jamaica.
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- ↑ "Hospitalfield". Hospitalfield. Hospitalfield. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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