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- ↑ "Happy Art Sansom's Birthday The Daily Cartoonist". 17 September 2020.
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- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Chip Sansom: 'Born Loser' cartoonist honored. YouTube .
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