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- ↑ David Chapple Biography, De Rus Fine Arts Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 2010-07-24
- ↑ The Painting Punter, Santa Barbara Independent, April 6, 2010.
- ↑ DatabaseFootball.com entry Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 2010-07-24
- ↑ Bronze Statue Honors Memory of Florence Griffith Joyner, Los Angeles Times, May 22, 1999