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- ↑ Jongstra, Claudy, 1963- (2005). Claudy Jongstra : matter and meaning. Lauwen, Toon. Amsterdam: Artimo. ISBN 90-8546-040-9. OCLC 64451730.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Bloedende handen voor Star Wars – Mode & Mooi – Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 28 September 1999. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "Dutch Profiles: Claudy Jongstra". YouTube . 13 October 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "Claudy Jongstra". SFMOMA. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Fashioning felt. Brown, Susan, 1965-, Martens, Christine., McQuaid, Matilda., Dent, Andrew., Cooper-Hewitt Museum. (1st ed.). New York, NY: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. 2009. ISBN 978-0-910503-89-1. OCLC 314189822.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Winter 2021/22, curated by Claudy Jongstra". See All This (in Dutch and English). 2 March 2023. ISSN 2468-3981. OCLC 982084530 . Retrieved 16 December 2024.
