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- ↑ "Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 34". Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
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- ↑ Fuentes, Jessica (19 March 2023). "Blanton Museum of Art Announces Two New Permanent Installations". Glasstire - Texas Visual Art.
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