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References
- ↑ Kimmelman, Michael (29 November 2002). "ART REVIEW; Jazzy Geometry, Cool Quilters" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ John Beardsley; William Arnett; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Jane Livingston; Paul Arnett; Alvia J. Wardlaw (2002). The Quilts of Gee's Bend. Tinwood Books. pp. 175–. ISBN 978-0-9653766-4-8.
- ↑ "Florine Smith". FAMSF Search the Collections. 10 January 2019.
- 1 2 "Florine Smith | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
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