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References
- ↑ Johannes AmEnde, Joseph Beuys: Joseph Beuys und die Fettecke: eine Dokumentation zur Zerstörung der Fettecke in der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Edition Staeck, Heidelberg 1987, ISBN 3882430893
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