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- ↑ Breuer, Karin; Fine, Ruth; Nash, Steven A. (1997). Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press: Making Prints, Doing Art. National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Crown Point Press. University of California Press. pp. 15, 18, 20, 21, 23. ISBN 978-0-520-21061-5.