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- 1 2 Judith Stein, "Red Grooms the Early Years (1937-1960)", Red Grooms A Retrospective, (Philadelphia:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1985)
- ↑ "Inventing Downtown Artists-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952–1965". Grey Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- 1 2 Glimcher, Mildred L. (2012). Happenings: New York, 1958-1963. New York: The Monacelli Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-1580933070.
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- 1 2 Rachleff, Melissa (2017). Inventing Downtown: Artist-run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965. New York: Prestel. ISBN 978-3791355580.