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- ↑ "CARROLL S. TYSON, NOTED ARTIST, 78; Painter Who Was Acclaimed for His Landscapes Dies-- Known Also as Collector". The New York Times. March 20, 1956. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "24 artwork results: Carroll Sargent Tyson, Jr". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Carroll S. Tyson Jr., The Mouth of Somes Sound". Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ Stevens, Thomas (2019). Pierre-Auguste Renoir. London, U.K.: Arcturus. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-78828-574-2.
- ↑ Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : The Large Bathers".
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