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- ↑ Lines and Colors: Fred Lynch
- ↑ Salem State University Exhibition: A Sense of Place - Fred Lynch and Michael McLaughlin
- ↑ Drawing on Experience in Italy
- ↑ "Why You Should Keep a Daily Sketchbook—and How to Get Started". Artsy. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- 1 2 "Had to Be There: Drawing on Experience (Lecture C)". Barcelona Urban Sketching Symposium. 2013. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ↑ Drawing on American History
- ↑ Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Current Exhibitions—Paul Revere’s Ride Revisited: Drawings by Fred Lynch,”
- ↑ RISD Illustration Faculty
- 1 2 "RISD Recognizes Excellence in Teaching". Rhode Island School of Design . 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ↑ "Ensuring a Strong Start" (PDF). RISDxyz. 2015-06-01. p. 62. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
Fred Lynch 86 IL - taught the editorial illustration course that inspired Fairey's notorious Cianci billboard liberation project.