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References
- ↑ Saintus, Emmanuel (21 August 2020). "Le monde artistique pleure la perte de Ghislaine Fortuney". Haiti Progress (in French). Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ↑ "Brief Biographies of Haitian Artists". Webster University - Bob Corbett. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2006.
- ↑ "Laurent Lamothe | Columbia University World Leaders Forum". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
See Also
- Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 114. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
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