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- ↑ Hay, Lee (17 January 2020). "Taft Museum Of Art Spotlights Art Quilts From Cynthia Lockhart". WOSU . Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "Journey to Freedom: Art Quilts by Cynthia Lockhart". The Ohio River Valley District of the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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